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 … of high-technology firms, research was conducted on biotechnology firms within the Sydney region and information and …

medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Australia and Germany were chosen because both recognise the importance of SMEs. Design …

to group them together to create behavior‐based profiles that characterize the various stages of the innovation … companies from the biotechnology sector. Using the grounded theory approach to data analysis, labels from Rogers' adopter … adopter categorization model provides a fuller and richer insight into the innovation generation process. The model can also …

solutions in the context of business relationships by drawing on case studies conducted in both Australia and Finland in the … manufacturing industry in Finland and in the marine defence (shipbuilding) industry in Australia. Findings – The findings indicate … the most significant impediments to IT adoption in heavy manufacturing in Australia and Finland. Research limitations …

Australia's minerals industry through its interviews. Originality/value – The study provides an in‐depth understanding of …