Abstract
![CDATA[This paper undertakes an analysis of a range of previous studies to explore the link between firm innovation, performance and the competitive environment. This paper first reviews literature which suggests that good innovative practices can lead to superior firm performance. It then reviews links between the construct of innovation with that of market orientation which may explain a link this research found between innovation and the competitive environment a firm operates within. This paper then presents the results of an empirical study of 73 Australian manufacturing firms located in Greater Western Sydney. From the analysis of the data, links are established between changes in a firm’s competitive environment and the resulting innovation activity of respondent firms.]]
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Engaging The Multiple Contexts of Management: Convergence and Divergence of Management Theory and Practice: Proceedings of the 19th ANZAM Conference |
| Publisher | ANZAM |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 1740882488 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1740882458 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| Event | Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference - Duration: 1 Jan 2006 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference |
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| Period | 1/01/06 → … |
Keywords
- technological innovations
- performance
- Australia
- manufacturing industries
- economics
- work
- Western Sydney (N.S.W.)
- small business
- New South Wales
- urban living
- market orientation
- Centre for Western Sydney
