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Title
Rethinking the 'innovative firm': innovation creation in the Australian water technology industry
Author/Creator
Nadolny, Andrew J.
Institution
The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Business & Law, Newcastle Business School
Description
A positive relationship between innovation and export success is assumed in much of the economic literature. This assumption is tested with firms from the Australian water technology industry, defined as manufacturing activities that are related to water treatment. Empirical evidence from over 80 firms in this industry reveals that quantitative relationships between innovation proxies (R&D and patents) and firm-performance measures (export proportion and productivity) are generally weak. This paper argues that a broader concept of innovation, expressed as appropriate technology, offers a better explanation of why exports develop for these firms. This finding has implications for formulating industry policy and for further theoretical development of the concept of innovation.
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Journal of Knowledge Management Practice Vol. 11, Special Issue 1, p. 1-16
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http://www.tlainc.com/articlsi9.htm
Date
2010
Publisher
The Leadership Alliance
Keyword(s)
innovation;  exporting;  patents;  R&D;  technological change;  appropriate technology;  environmental technology;  Australian water industry
Resource Type
journal article
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/932660
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ISSN:1705-9232
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