value through innovation and market orientation. The paper also aims to investigate the differences in perception of … entrepreneur (n = 60) and the other for firm customer (n = 60). Data for entrepreneur proactiveness, innovation and market … clear from the results that innovation and market orientation mediate the relationship between entrepreneur proactiveness …

Purpose:Innovation has been traditionally considered as a generator of competitiveness. Despite the increasing … importance of innovation in the literature, there is no agreement about its antecedents. This clearly makes difficult and risky … and the entrepreneurship can be considered as antecedents of innovation.Research limitations/implications:We provide …

has happened to indigenous entrepreneurs in Australia, and what, if any, can be done differently or improved upon. In this …

foreshadowed that, as part of its strategy to create the most small-business-friendly location in Australia, it would establish a …

land in the Northern Territory (NT) of Australia. A total of 56 face-to-face interviews were conducted with experts or … innovation in IED. But, the research illustrates that there are numerous barriers that must be addressed concurrently to improve …

Small to medium enterprises (SME) are frequently associated with high levels of innovation. However, it is difficult … for such firms to fully assess the merits of a particular innovation. This study examined the risk-return profile of … future investment in innovation by SME with respect to anticipated ‘rent' or financial returns. A survey of highly innovative …

entrepreneurial activity. We also examine evidence suggesting that it is young firms, not small ones, where job growth and innovation …

New product innovation often comes from small business. Most the radical inventions of the last century, such as the …