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The Australian Business Foundation offers a programme of Research Fellowships to support scholarship and investigation into key emerging issues that are likely to impact on Australia's business capabilities, global competitiveness and sustained prosperity.  Read more ...

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Research in Progress

  • Northern Sydney's Global Technology Corridor LAUNCH EVENT: TUESDAY, 16 MARCH 2010

    What drives successful industry clustering in Australia, and specifically the northern Sydney region? 

    This project undertaken by Macquarie Graduate School of Management, University of Technology Sydney and Bugseye in collaboration with The Department of State and Regional Development (now part of Industry & Investment NSW) and the Australian Business Foundation.

    The results are intended to contribute to Australian government planning and policy by providing an account of the attractors for businesses to a region, and of the opportunities for growth and the sustainable development of regions through clustering activities.

Recently Published Research

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    Productivity, Creative Destruction and Innovation Policy
    Feb 2010 | Professor John Foster, Professor of Economics, University of Queensland


    The Australian Business Foundation is pleased to provoke debate with the latest contribution to its series of Occasional Papers – Productivity, Creative Destruction and Innovation Policy by John Foster, Professor of Economics at the University of Queensland and President-elect of the International J.A. Schumpeter Society.

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    Engaging China: The realities for Australian businesses
    Aug 2009 | Dr Keith Suter, Broadcaster & social commentator; Catherine Armitage; Australian Business International Trade Services


    The Australian Business Foundation undertook a study examining the current realities for Australian firms doing business with China. This study was led by international relations specialist, Dr Keith Suter with an expert team of senior journalist, Catherine Armitage and China specialists, Sara Cheng and Rab Memari of Australian Business International Trade Services.

    It involved an analysis of the background to Australia-China business relationships and a series of 26 business case studies based on interviews with senior executives of Australian enterprises which have a substantiative history of doing business with China.