The Innovation Potential of Living-Labs to Strengthen Small and Medium Enterprises In Regional Australia
The small and medium enterprise (SME) sector has been the major source of well-being and employment opportunities in regional Australia. Consequently, fostering the innovative capacity of SMEs in regions that are struggling to grow their economies and distribute the growth fairly while not degrading...
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| author | Dhakal, S. Mahmood, M. Wiewora, A. Brown, Kerry Keast, R. |
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| description | The small and medium enterprise (SME) sector has been the major source of well-being and employment opportunities in regional Australia. Consequently, fostering the innovative capacity of SMEs in regions that are struggling to grow their economies and distribute the growth fairly while not degrading the environment has never been more important. While SMEs generally face more uncertainties in relation to resources (e.g. financial, human and social capital) when compared to larger businesses, collaborative, cutting-edge mechanisms to enhance innovation capabilities of regional SMEs are lacking. This paper responds to this gap and proposes a Living Laboratory – an open, multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder action research platform where innovations can be co-created, tested and evaluated in the every-day environment of SMEs – as a way to strengthen the SME sector in regional Australia. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-99902017-01-30T11:16:13Z The Innovation Potential of Living-Labs to Strengthen Small and Medium Enterprises In Regional Australia Dhakal, S. Mahmood, M. Wiewora, A. Brown, Kerry Keast, R. social capital innovation policy regional sustainable development living-lab small and medium enterprises Information and communication technologies The small and medium enterprise (SME) sector has been the major source of well-being and employment opportunities in regional Australia. Consequently, fostering the innovative capacity of SMEs in regions that are struggling to grow their economies and distribute the growth fairly while not degrading the environment has never been more important. While SMEs generally face more uncertainties in relation to resources (e.g. financial, human and social capital) when compared to larger businesses, collaborative, cutting-edge mechanisms to enhance innovation capabilities of regional SMEs are lacking. This paper responds to this gap and proposes a Living Laboratory – an open, multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder action research platform where innovations can be co-created, tested and evaluated in the every-day environment of SMEs – as a way to strengthen the SME sector in regional Australia. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9990 http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=763618983652767;res=IELHSS Australia and New Zealand Regional Science Association International Inc. restricted |
| spellingShingle | social capital innovation policy regional sustainable development living-lab small and medium enterprises Information and communication technologies Dhakal, S. Mahmood, M. Wiewora, A. Brown, Kerry Keast, R. The Innovation Potential of Living-Labs to Strengthen Small and Medium Enterprises In Regional Australia |
| title | The Innovation Potential of Living-Labs to Strengthen Small and Medium Enterprises In Regional Australia |
| title_full | The Innovation Potential of Living-Labs to Strengthen Small and Medium Enterprises In Regional Australia |
| title_fullStr | The Innovation Potential of Living-Labs to Strengthen Small and Medium Enterprises In Regional Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Innovation Potential of Living-Labs to Strengthen Small and Medium Enterprises In Regional Australia |
| title_short | The Innovation Potential of Living-Labs to Strengthen Small and Medium Enterprises In Regional Australia |
| title_sort | innovation potential of living-labs to strengthen small and medium enterprises in regional australia |
| topic | social capital innovation policy regional sustainable development living-lab small and medium enterprises Information and communication technologies |
| url | http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=763618983652767;res=IELHSS http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9990 |