To maintain or achieve competitiveness and profitability, a manufacturing firm or enterprise must respond to a range of challenges, including rapid improvements in technology, declining employment and output, globalisation of markets and environmental requirements. In addition, substantial...

This paper examines a sample of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firms in Australia drawn from a wide range of product and service providers throughout the Sydney region. It researches the sources of information and ideas that firms utilise to sustain their competitive position...

This paper aims to identify key elements of innovative culture using innovation audit tools. The research seeks to determine if factors such as the ability to collaborate are important in building a culture that supports innovation. Many firms are continually scanning the environment for sources...

Continuous improvement (CI) has proved to be a useful way of business investing in people-centred low cost, high return improvements in firms both large and small. CI methods have become widely adopted and regarded as providing an important component of increased company competitiveness. CI...

This paper discusses results from a study of Continuous Innovation within the logistics industry in Australia and Singapore. Using previous logistics and service industry innovation studies, an adapted version of the CIMA model for Continuous Innovation has been developed and refined through...