-marketplaces (REMs) for SMEs in Western Australia. One, launched simultaneously with the community portal, ultimately failed. The other … construct a staged model for effective implementation of horizontal community-portal REMs for SMEs. Our research also shows that …

stakeholder pressure and non-financial readiness were related to innovation adoption in SMEs; but that for large firms, adoption … pressure) or enough in-house capability (non-financial readiness). This suggests that SMEs are more likely to have innovation …While a number of factors have been highlighted in the innovation adoption literature, little is known about whether …

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 … consistency, across ten key areas of leadership practices to meet the ongoing challenges associated with transporting …

enterprises (SMEs). Web 2.0 is changing the way that business can be conducted, offering SMEs opportunities for developing … for SMEs using Web 2.0 including them being easy to use, limited skills required and relatively low-cost and there are a … services, and research. Equally, there is an array of operational and managerial challenges that need to be overcome. This …

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 … (SMEs), creating overlapping interactions in the roles of government policy, universities and SMEs and the processes of … innovation creation and dissemination. This paper examines issues arising from these developments and relating to the key …

small and medium enterprises (SMEs), this study investigates whether marketing innovation, defined as improvements in the … marketing mix, can assist in withstanding the challenges of operating under the current economic conditions. A conceptual model … linking market orientation, marketing innovation, competitive advantage and firm survival is tested using structural equation …

address the challenges of jobcreation, economic growth and equity; given the appropriate enablingenvironment, it can make an …