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Engendering an innovative culture and maintaining operational balance
Hyland, Paul W.; Beckett, Ronald C.; Reinvention Network - Central Queensland University; University of Western Sydney; … - 2005
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009482093
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Cultural frameworks
Rana, Ratna; Piracha, Awais; Nadaraja, M.; Yamamoto, … - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2007
?? and ??sustainability?? seem to have become so hackneyed that they have often been a source of confusion. Daly observes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009482049
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Managerial perceptions of corporate environmentalism : interpretations from industry and strategic implications for organizations
Banerjee, Subhabrata Bobby - RMIT University; University of Western Sydney; College …; … - 2001
Environmental issues are becoming increasingly important in organization theory and practice. Corporate environmentalism is emerging as a process of addressing environmental issues facing business firms. In this paper I examine managerial perceptions of corporate environmentalism and describes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009482025
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Managing innovation through social architecture, learning and competencies : a new conceptual approach
Murray, Peter; Blackman, Deborah A. - Macquarie University; University of Western Sydney; … - 2004
Innovative narratives are represented, at times almost prescribed, in the management literature. While the key to developing competencies is fundamentally linked to many innovative practices and processes, the fundamentals of innovation cannot be separated from values, from learning, from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009482151
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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
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 across the various Australian regions. The interesting feature of this … operational characteristics of health care foodservice operations. The estimation process was initially supported by a hypothesis …
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