AbstractsLaw & Legal Studies

Innovation and firm performance of australian manufacturing organisations: an empirical analysis of determinants and complementary effects

by Vedran Vranic




Institution: Swinburne University of Technology
Department: Faculty of Business and Law
Degree: PhD
Year: 2014
Keywords: Innovation; Performance; Manufacturing; Management
Record ID: 1049444
Full text PDF: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/392921


Abstract

The manufacturing industry is considered as one of the most important economic sectors in developed countries. This is because manufactured materials are used by every other industry, directly stimulating economic growth and improvements in our standard of living. However, Australia's manufacturing industry has lost over 100 000 jobs in the last 15 years. To help improve the industry and the Australian economy, my empirical research contributes ten successful drivers of organisational performance to managers of Australian manufacturing organisations.