Creativity and entrepreneurship, like innovation, have been recognized as important contributors to a nation’s economic … growth. Creativity plays an important role in the fuzzy front end of a firm’s innovation process and also in corporate …

design led approach to innovation to assist medical device companies develop new services and experiences and reshape their … emerging economies. The contribution of this work in advancing research into design innovation and future research directions …

knowledge flows in determining innovation adoption rates is conceptually examined. A promising new approach is developed. Open … innovation system theory is extended, by reviewing the role of three frameworks: (1) knowledge intermediaries, (2) absorptive … capacity and (3) governance arrangements. Originality: We develop a novel open innovation system model to guide further …

critical issue for ensuring sustained innovation capacity. The relationship between Human Resource Management (HRM) in KIFs is … HRM practices that support innovation. To this end, the paper includes reviews of the literature relevant to HRM and … innovation in KIFs and four case studies from companies in Denmark and Australia that have been recognized for excellence in …

continuously innovate, often having to do more with less. Increasing awareness of the benefits of stimulating continuous innovation … in small and medium enterprises has led to the development and implementation of design innovation programs, with many … western countries investing in design innovation programs for better firm performance. This paper investigates how firms …

This study investigates the links between product innovation and external collaboration and between future product … innovation and past abandonment in small and medium sized firms. Our findings from 449 manufacturing firms indicated firms that … of a product innovation than firms without external collaboration. Implications, limitations and future research are …

Plenary 1: Redefining development goals: Science, Technology and Innovation, sustainable growth, improvement of income …

The impact of patent protection on biomedical innovation has been a controversial issue.Although a “medical anti … difficult to predict the impact of patenting on biomedical innovation in developing andleast developed countries. This paper … develops a framework of analysis for the impact of patentrights on biomedical innovation in “technology follower” developing …

A national innovation system is concerned with the full process of converting new knowledge into commercially viable … results. Governments are policy-active in trying to create productive national innovation systems. This paper reviews ways of … thinking about entrepreneurship as the commercialisation component of Australia’s innovation system. The paper explores the …