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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481943
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Competition and the growth of non-standard employment : the case of the Australian construction industry
Toner, Phillip; Coates, Nick - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2006
in particular to industries subject to direct import competition such as commodities and manufactured goods or to non … competition nor in the non-personal service industry. The article suggests that a different mechanism associated with … globalisation and intensifying competition is at work. This mechanism is associated with the increased reliance on private sources …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009482136
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Sources of innovation and ideas in ICT firms in Australia
Hyland, Paul W.; Marceau, Jane; Sloan, Terrence R. - University of Central Queensland; University of …; … - 2006
This paper examines a sample of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firms in Australia drawn from a wide …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009482142
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Building innovative capabilities in SMEs through virtual and knowledge networks
Bretherton, Phil; Beckett, Ronald C.; Soosay, Claudine A.; … - University of Central Queensland; University of Western …; … - 2006
pervasive effects of competition, technology advancement and dynamic environments. These SMEs have to be flexible and adaptive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481909
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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
In pursuing sustainable competetive advantage, firms undertake a range of strategic initiatives such as innovation, customer relationship management, entering new markets overseas, and competetive actions within current marketplaces. Studies that examine these initiatives generally investigate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481904
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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
In pursuing sustainable competitive advantage, firms undertake a range of strategic initiatives such as innovation, customer relationship management, entering new markets overseas, and competitive actions within current marketplaces. Studies that examine these initiatives generally study the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481908
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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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481913
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A metafrontier model to assess regional efficiency differences
Matawie, Kenan M.; Assaf, Albert - University of Western Sydney; Victoria University; … - 2008
The major aim of this paper is to model, estimate and compare the technical efficiency and technology gap ratios of health care foodservice operations that operate in different Australian regions. This paper uses a metafrontier model to analyse the difference in health care food efficiency...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481919
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Process improvement and ICTs in Australian SMEs : a selection and implementation framework
Nousala, Susu; Ifandoudas, Panayiotis; Terziovski, Mil?; … - RMIT University; University of Western Sydney; … - 2008
This article describes the development, modification and testing of a tool designed to assist small firms in making more appropriate decisions regarding information and communication technology (ICT) selection and implementation. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481921
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Consumers of naturopathy and western herbal medicine
Hill, Sophie; Bensoussan, Alan; Myers, Stephen; Condron, Jo - University of Western Sydney; College of Health and Science; … - 2006
attending naturopathy and WHM practitioners in Australia; and (iii) focus group research carried out with Victorian consumers. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481926