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Design infrastructure: Australian developments
Love, Terence - 2005
The paper reports preliminary findings from research into Australia's design infrastructure. Design infrastructure comprises the systems, institutions and expertise that enables design activity to be undertaken. Design activity is an essential aspect of the innovation and knowledge processes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009434925
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The role of human capital and strategic intent in internationalisation scope of new technology-based firms
Coeurderoy, Regis; Davidsson, Per; Tywoniak, Stephane - 2008
operation. Internationalization is considered as a growth strategy in its own right whose successful implementation requires …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437808
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Toy stories : the strategic use of narratives in the branding of traditional toys
Plagens, Brett; Rugimbana, Robert; Silver, Jonathan D. - 2008
It is well known in the toy entertainment industry that children have a strong relationship with the characters and stories of various well known entertainment property toy brands (e.g. Mattel, 2005; Pecora, 1998; Miller, 1998; Cross, 1997). This paper presents branding insights and findings from a content...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438053
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Public sector strategy classification system for shared service identification
Chakraborty, Ayon; Stewart, Glenn - 2011
and discussed across theoretical perspectives in the field of business strategy. A standardised referencing system is … plans. This taxonomy is useful for identifying strategy formation and determining gaps and opportunities. Managers will … strategy formulation, and fosters enhanced strategic analysis. Key benefits to academics are the improved dialogue in strategic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438294
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Providing a better work environment for competitive advantage – conceptual considerations linking commitment and firm-specific human resources
Royer, Susanne; Bradley, Lisa M. - 2010
Managing for uncertain futures is a major concern in the area of strategic management with environmental stability fading and increasing global impacts on local decisions. One critical resource that has attained special interest lies in talented and qualified employees. It is a challenge to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438384
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The Strategic Level of Innovation Policy: A Systems Evolutionary Perspective
Sercovich, Francisco; Teubal, Morris - 2009
The paper argues that existing turbulent environments and Radical Uncertainty compell policy makers to be adaptive (Metcalfe 1995; Metcalfe and Gherghiou 1998); and that this implies the need of having a Strategic Level of Innovation Policy (broadly defined) which operates side by side with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475813
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From bust to boom : towards a strategic cognition perspective on Australian mining firms’ adaption
Kabanoff, Boris; Schaffner, Markus; Bo, Song - 2011
While the role of executives’ cognition in organisations’ responses to change is a central topic in strategic cognition research, changes in firms’ environment are typically not measured directly but described either as an event (for example, new industry legislation) or represented by a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009480459
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Are Chinese firms innovative or imitative?
Zheng, C. - 2010
that in fact most Chinese firms still follow an imitative strategy, but there is a clear evidence of strategic cost …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483799
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Beyond e-commerce: an entrepreneurial business modelling method for profitable e-venturing
Hindle, Kevin; Dulmanis, Peter - 2000
, strategy and entrepreneurship to place them in the context of the forces driving the emerging e-business economy … of e-business strategy into the total organisational strategy of a profit-seeking firm This permits development of a new … three essentials of any successful e-business strategy design and execution. Apart from its general conceptual role of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483861
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Productivity and Environmental Performance in Marketing Cooperatives: Incentive Schemes on the Horticultural Sector
Galdeano-Gomez, Emilio; Cespedes-Lorente, Jose; … - 2006
ometrically. The estimates obtained show a relevant increase in the efficiency component for the period under study and a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442458