All Items on the topics Knowledge Economy & Innovation
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Innovation and the Knowledge Economy in Australia (Research)
May 2006 | Professor Keith Smith, Chair in Innovation, School of Management, University of TasmaniaIn 2004 Professor Keith Smith researched and reported on how the knowledge economy was creating value in Australian industry, and how companies were innovating to gain a competitive advantage. His paper The Knowledge Economy in the Australian Context then paved the way for his follow up report in 2005 Promoting Innovation in Australia: Business and Policy Issues in which he looked at the opportunities and challenges facing businesses and governments in fostering innovation to generate business value.
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Success Factors in Australian Industries: Levers for Fostering & Sustaining Growth Industries (Research)
Nov 2005 | Australian Stock Exchange Ltd; Colin Ramsay, The Australian Stock Exchange; Robert Bladier, The Australian Stock ExchangeIn 2005, the Australian Business Foundation and Australian Stock Exchange Limited teamed up to revisit earlier research into three critical industries - wine, mining and listed property trusts. These industries were selected because each had transformed from being modestly successful and domestically based, to being world class, globally competitive and export based.
The aim of this study, conducted by Robert Bladier and Colin Ramsay, was to develop a synthesis of the earlier learnings to formulate some necessary ingredients that must be present or steps that must be taken for successful industry development. Understanding these critical levers that can transform an industry enables investors and investment markets to properly assess the characteristics of the industry which will attract capital investment.
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Knowledge Management in the New Business Environment (Research)
Jul 2003 | Dr Richard Hall, Australian Centre for Industrial Relations Research & Training (ACIRRT) of the University of SydneyManaging knowledge is a key tool of trade for every business no matter how small or large. But how do organisations use knowledge to gain a competitive advantage, and how canknowledge be managed anyway? Through case studies, this report identified a number of ways that successful organisations are managing knowledge, not merely through the use of IT systems, but through building stronger relationships and knowledge flows among key staff and between ket staff and suppliers, customers and other clients.
Effective knowledge management is predicated on a workplace culture that fosters knowledge sharing and problem solving, a high degree of trust and mutual support and a commitment to individual and organisational learning.
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Innovation Checkpoint 1999: Innovation in Australian Businesses (Research)
Dec 1999 | Professor Jane Marceau; Dr Karen Manley, Australian Expert Group on Industry Studies, University of Western SydneyThis report was commissioned by the Australian Business Foundation to check on Australia's innovation performance, particularly since the publication of the Foundation’s inaugural report The High Road or the Low Road? Alternatives for Australia’s Future in 1997.
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Winning Companies and Jobs (Research)
Jul 1997 | Dr David Charles, Allen Consulting