Promotion of innovation and Job Growth in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Australia: Evidence and Policy Issues

Small- and medium-sized enterprises play a substantial role in Australian growth and job creation. We discuss approaches to understanding the drivers of innovation and review evidence on the determinants of innovation by Australian small- and medium-sized enterprises. We also examine the role of the...

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Main Authors: Bloch, Harry, Bhattacharya, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22318
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description Small- and medium-sized enterprises play a substantial role in Australian growth and job creation. We discuss approaches to understanding the drivers of innovation and review evidence on the determinants of innovation by Australian small- and medium-sized enterprises. We also examine the role of these firms in job creation. Against this evidence and the conceptual underpinnings, we then discuss some issues that arise with the government's current innovation agenda.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-223182019-02-19T05:35:00Z Promotion of innovation and Job Growth in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Australia: Evidence and Policy Issues Bloch, Harry Bhattacharya, M. Small- and medium-sized enterprises play a substantial role in Australian growth and job creation. We discuss approaches to understanding the drivers of innovation and review evidence on the determinants of innovation by Australian small- and medium-sized enterprises. We also examine the role of these firms in job creation. Against this evidence and the conceptual underpinnings, we then discuss some issues that arise with the government's current innovation agenda. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22318 10.1111/1467-8462.12164 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia fulltext
spellingShingle Bloch, Harry
Bhattacharya, M.
Promotion of innovation and Job Growth in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Australia: Evidence and Policy Issues
title Promotion of innovation and Job Growth in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Australia: Evidence and Policy Issues
title_full Promotion of innovation and Job Growth in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Australia: Evidence and Policy Issues
title_fullStr Promotion of innovation and Job Growth in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Australia: Evidence and Policy Issues
title_full_unstemmed Promotion of innovation and Job Growth in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Australia: Evidence and Policy Issues
title_short Promotion of innovation and Job Growth in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Australia: Evidence and Policy Issues
title_sort promotion of innovation and job growth in small- and medium-sized enterprises in australia: evidence and policy issues
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22318