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Innovative Networks and Capability Building in the Australian High-Technology SMEs
Mohannak, Kavoos - 2007
resource and information limitations by becoming a part of a knowledge network. This paper seeks to examine innovation networks … businesses to learn, adapt to technological change, and innovate. Design/methodology/approach ? To study the innovation networks … analysis of the extent of innovation linkages within the biotech clusters in Sydney and ICT cluster within Melbourne. Research …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483353
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Facilitating unlearning during implementation of new technology
Becker, Karen L. - 2010
Purpose ? One of the critical issues for change management, particularly in relation to the implementation of new technologies, is the existence of prior knowledge and established mental models which may hinder change efforts. Understanding unlearning and how it might assist during...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483390
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Power, knowledge and change: investigating the dynamics of regulatory change from a Foucauldian perspective
Syed, Sabeeh - 2011
systems influence local powerstructures. Foucault argues that the meaning systems in which people exist guide how truth … isproduced and subsequently what is constituted as knowledge. For Foucault, ‘truth production’ andthe dynamics of knowledge are … two main aims: To identify the impact of Foucault’sregimes of truth on the sharing of knowledge within banks and across …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009461049
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Perceived environmental uncertainty's effect on commitment in business-to-business channels
Harrison, Jennifer L; Kelly, Stephen J - 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to test the null hypothesis that there is no significant association between perceived environmental uncertainty (PEU) and a three component conceptualisation of commitment. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from owner/managers of community...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475209
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Strategic Opportunity Management
Junge, Philip - 2009
Today we live in a world that is characterized by a constantly changing environment. During the last decade, this highly volatile environment forced companies to implement strategies that identify, track and minimise the risks that entrepreneurial activity entails. Unfortunately, risks only...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009460982
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The effects of perceived business uncertainty, external consultants and risk management on organisational outcomes
Subramaniam, Nava; Collier, Paul; Phang, Michelle; … - 2011
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relations between perceived business uncertainty (PBU), use of external risk management (RM) consultants, formalisation of RM, magnitude of RM methods and perceived organisational outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483720
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Leveraging Internal Competency and Managing Environmental Uncertainty: Propensity to Collaborate in International Markets
Akhter, Syed; Robles, Fernando - 2006
Purpose ? The choice of an international market entry mode involves two critical considerations, leveraging internal competencies and managing environmental uncertainties in host countries. The purpose of the paper is to explicate how these two considerations affect the propensity to collaborate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484547
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Enablers and impediments to IT adoption in business relationships: Evidence from Australia and Finland
Cripps, Helen; Salo, Jari; Standing, Craig - 2009
Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to describe the impediments to information technology (IT) adoption and possible solutions in the context of business relationships by drawing on case studies conducted in both Australia and Finland in the heavy manufacturing sector....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009440777
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Charging forward into the unscripted future: Following the script of interconnected action
Kenworthy, Amy L.; DiPadova-Stocks, Laurie N. - 2010
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a context for the compilation of papers and commentaries included in this International Journal of Organizational Analysis special issue on “Scripting the next wave of exigent issues for service-learning in our unscripted future: when...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441705
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The performance implications of temporal orientation and information technology in organization-environment synergy
Dibrell, Clay; Davis, Peter S.; Craig, Justin B. - 2009
Purpose: This paper aims to provide new evidence regarding the firm performance implications of using temporal orientation (time pacing) and information technology (IT) to align an organization with its task environment. Design/methodology/approach: Using questionnaire data provided by top...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441729