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Research

Results from the Tasmanian Innovation Census

First results from an Innovation Census of all Tasmanian Firms with 5 or more employees

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Technical and Methodological Issues in the Tasmanian Innovation Census

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Innovation and Public Policy: The Challenge of an Emerging Paradigm

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Pragmatist and neo-classical policy paradigms in public service: which is the better template for program design?

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Dilemmas of Policy Innovation in the Public Sector: A Case Study of the National Innovation Summit

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Regional Innovation Assessment in "Mid-Michigan"

Influence of innovation assets, networks and culture on performance in 13 counties in Michigan. Read More...

Are Australian jobs becoming more skill-intensive?

Early results of a longer term study of Household Income and Labour Dynamics Australia data. Download File

Promoting regions in a globalised economy - case studies from Sweden

Presentation on studies of the Robot Valley and Triple Steelix cases, by Prof Staffan Laestadius. Download File

Non-R&D intensive innovation

The PILOT project completed in 2006 studied the contribution of non-R&D intensive innovation to industries in eleven countries Read More...

Innovation and local economic and social development

AIRC presentation to Northern Tasmanian councils Download File

Transformers

How local areas innovate to address changing social needs

Social Innovation Exchange (SIX)

A global network of networks, resources and ideas for social innovation Read More...

Are middle managers innovation bottlenecks?

McKinsey research finds that, in some organizations, managers who are most frequently sought out for advice on new concepts often have the most negative attitudes towards innovation—partly because they have difficulty balancing new ideas with current priorities. Read More...

Landmark Settlement in “Patent Hold Up” Action

A recent legal decision in the US promises to reorient the unstable relationship between proprietary patent rights and collective standardization efforts. These two important areas in the policy landscape have increasingly come into conflict especially in the ICT field.

Innovation in Services

Research emphasises the importance of non-technological innovation in the economy and the demand side of innovation through the knowledge of the customer, amongst other well-known areas of importance for innovation policy.

Leadership and Innovation

Latest research reveals a wide gap between the aspirations of executives to innovate and their ability to execute.

Tracking the World’s Appetite for Innovation

Research group comes up with an index of global innovation confidence

A Better Way to Track the Economy

Tracking the State of Innovation in the American Economy

Innovation and Intellectual Property – Issues for Debate

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research - Policy Brief

Entrepreneurship

Innovative Hotel

How hotels are getting their potential customers to help design an innovative hotel. Read More...

Leadership and innovation in the book trade

Ray Tilley's contribution to innovation in the local, national and international book trade Download File

Innovation and persistence

It took over 20 years to achieve the International Standard Book Numbers (ISBN) system. Birchalls was also the first 'self-service' book store in Australia. Download File

The impact of venture capital

The economic importance of venture capital backed companies to the U.S. economy

Innovative Hotel Design

Starwood Hotels are due to launch their real life aloft hotel brand this year (2008) following their virtual existance on line over the last couple of years.

The Tyson Report on the Recruitment and Development of Non-Executive Directors

This review of the role and effectiveness of non-executive directors in publicly listed companies in the UK was motivated by the belief that stronger and more effective corporate boards could improve performance.

Tasmania Island of Innovation

Check out the latest from the small island with BIG IDEAS Read More...

Understanding Regional Start-up Success: A Lily Not Yet Gilded

An evolutionary process that is consistent with the primary domains of evolutionary theorising, namely ecology and biology.

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The Entrepreneur's Way of Life: Footprints that Talk

Hic et nunc learning framework. Download File

Enterprise Skill Development in University Graduates

How might enterprise skills be developed in Higher Education?

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