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Research in Progress

  • Australian Business Foundation: Decade of Discovery-The Future Revisited
    Ms Susan Oliver, Executive Director, wwITe Pty Ltd; Narelle Kennedy, Chief Executive, Australian Business Foundation
    The Future Revisited is an update of the Australian Business Foundation's pioneering scenario planning study published in 1999, Alternative Futures: Scenarios for Business in Australia to the year 2015 and is being led by futurist and business analyst Susan Oliver.
  • Effective Models of Business Engagement with China
    Dr Keith Suter, Broadcaster & social commentator; Ms Catherine Armitage; Australian Business International Trade Services

    Understanding how to do business in China is of undeniable importance for many Australian firms but experience suggests that there are many different business models that are proving successful. 

    Through a contextual analysis of the economic, regulatory and political environment prevailing in China this year, and a series of case studies, this project will analyse actual experiences of Australian companies successfully competing in China, that other Australian companies should find instructive in mapping their own competitive position.

  • 'Pacific Corridor' Scoping Study
    Professor Roy Green, Dean and Professor in Management, Macquarie Graduate School of Management; Kate Hughes, PhD Student, Macquarie Graduate School of Management

    What drives successful industry clustering in Australia, and specifically the northern Sydney region?  This project conducted by Macquarie Graduate School of Management, and jointly sponsored by the Australian Business Foundation and the NSW Department of State and Regional Development will aim to identify and map clustering activity in the northern Sydney region, known for this report as the 'Pacific Corridor'. 

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Recently Published Research

  • Global Connections: a study of multinational companies in Sydney cover
    Global Connections: a study of multinational companies in Sydney
    Feb 2009 | Professor Michael Enright, Director, Enright, Scott & Associates and Professor of Business Administration, University of Hong Kong

    Understanding how Sydney features in the strategies, organisation and location decisions of multinational corporations is critical for governments, MNCs and resident firms alike.  

    Conducted by Enright Scott & Associates principal Michael Enright, this research has been informed by surveying a large number of MNCs operating in the Asia-Pacific region with a focus on identifying which activities are currently conducted in Australia, and what the opportunities and impediments are to attracting more high value, knowledge related activities.

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    Inside the Innovation Matrix - Finding the hidden human dimensions
    Oct 2008 | Australian Business Foundation

    The latest research project from the Australian Business Foundation delves into the human kaleidoscope of innovation. Going well beyond old-school, linear stories about a brilliant inventor or creative entrepreneur, this project seeks to understand the transformative power of innovation by exposing the hidden intricacies of individuals, their networks and their interactions – the human dimensions of innovation.

    This book is not about innovation for its own sake. It is about how to drive innovation-led prosperity, to enable Australia to continue to be a great place to live, work and play.

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