aspect of the innovation and knowledge processes central to national and local economic and social development. … observation, these weaknesses compromise Australian investments in innovation, research, education and business process change. …

While a number of factors have been highlighted in the innovation adoption literature, little is known about whether … different factors are related to innovation adoption in differently-sized firms. We used preliminary case studies of small … stakeholder pressure and non-financial readiness were related to innovation adoption in SMEs; but that for large firms, adoption …

The importance of collaboration for firm level innovation has been well established but much of the research focuses on … innovation and external collaboration and between future product innovation and past abandonment in small and medium sized firms … had previously experienced abandonment of a product innovation than firms without external collaboration. Implications …

option; it is crucial to the ongoing success of global businesses. Leadership that encourage innovation and entrepreneurial … create shared perceptions that support innovation and entrepreneurship. This paper argues for congruency, as well as …

pursue a fairly rigorous ''make'' policy in the early days of a potentially disruptive innovation. Other studies prescribe …

In today?s global economy innovation is presented as the key to economic development and sustainability. Only through … innovation can companies ensure their progress and their place in the market and can become strong enough to survive and prosper …. By creating a favourable environment for innovation, countries and regions can facilitate their industries and companies …

innovation. Simultaneously, economic development policy itself is increasingly focused on small and medium-sized enterprises … innovation creation and dissemination. This paper examines issues arising from these developments and relating to the key …, training and learning, and suitable structures), and local and cross-local links. The authors then use quantitative analysis of …