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Building a theory about change in Australian software firms

Rankine, Tim - University of Western Sydney; College of Business; … - 2008

This thesis describes the development of a body of theory explaining why the principals of Australian software firms have difficulty in changing the organizational structures of their businesses. The need for change is predicated on the view that availability of capital is an essential...

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Management strategy and retail traineeships

Ingersoll, Louise; Treuren, Gerry; Pacific Employment … - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2007

implications for management strategy within the retail industry. Evidence from case study research into three large Australian …. Using a framework for analysing management strategy developed by Sisson and Marginson (2003), the paper is structured in … consideration of management as a systems actor, management as a strategic actor and management as an agent of capital. As such, the …

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Innovation and its interaction with market orientation : a study of Australian manufacturing SMEs

Low, David R. - University of Western Sydney; College of Business - 2006

, customer relationship management, entering new markets overseas, and competetive actions within current marketplaces. Studies …, that of marketing and management, and presents four key findings (a) that firm innovation and firm market orientation are …

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Innovation and market orientation in SMEs : antecedent factors and inter-relationships

Low, David R.; Chapman, R. L.; Sloan, Terrence R. - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2006

, customer relationship management, entering new markets overseas, and competitive actions within current marketplaces. Studies …

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Are knowledge-intensive service activities enablers of innovation processes? : a study of Australian software firms

Martinez-Fernandez, M. Cristina; Soosay, Claudine A.; … - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2004

in-depth interviews were conducted on fifty-four software firms in Australia and the findings discussed. …

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Radio frequency identification (RFID) and supply chain performance : a conceptual framework

Waters, Stephen; Rahman, Shams; Asia Pacific Management … - University of Western Sydney; University of Wollongong; … - 2006

This paper develops a conceptual framework to examine the factors impacting on the adoption of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and its impact on retail supply chain performance. RFID has been applied successfully in closed systems for some time. However, recent technology improvements and...

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Mobilizing minnows : small firms striving for global leadership

Beckett, Ronald C. - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2006

As small films have limited resources, they cannot out-muscle larger competitors, so they have to do something different - be innovative and leverage know-how and collaborate with others to increase the scale and scope of what they can offer to be globally competitive. This paper describes an...

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Small and medium establishments and the new federal workplace relations system

Lyons, Michael F.; Mortimer, D. E.; Whiting, Elizabeth; … - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2007

workplaces in Sydney, the overwhelming majority being SMEs. The results suggest that there is little enthusiasm by management to … System'. Management in most workplaces were found to be reliant on industrial awards, satisfied with the award system, not …

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Innovation in logistic services and the new business model : a conceptual framework

Chapman, R. L.; Soosay, Claudine A.; Kandampully, Jay - University of Western Sydney; University of Queensland; … - 2003

Service industries hold an increasingly dynamic and pivotal role in today's knowledge-based economies. The logistics industry is a classic example of the birth and development of a vital new service-based industry, transformed from the business concept of transportation to that of serving the...

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Innovation in logistic services and the new business model : a conceptual framework

Chapman, R. L.; Soosay, Claudine A.; Kandampully, Jay - University of Western Sydney; University of Queensland; … - 2002

Service industries hold an increasingly dynamic and pivotal role in today?s knowledge-based economies. The logistics industry is a classic example of the birth and development of a vital new service-based industry, transformed from the business concept of transportation to that of serving the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481968