Volume 15 Issue 1 (1997)
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Information Technology: A Critical Perspective on its Economic Effects
Information Technology (IT) is commonly seen as the most important motor for growth and economic restructuring in the near future. Visions about massive benefits to be derived from these developments…
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Multidisciplinary Policy Research—An Australian Experience
A brief overview is provided of a project which examined the feasibility of conducting a trial of heroin prescription for dependent heroin users. The processes used in the feasibility study…
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Nurturing National Talent: The Australian Research Council’s Fellowship Scheme
This paper examines the functioning of a Research Fellowship Scheme in Australia and its place in the higher education system. It indicates the educational paths and early career tracks which…
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Economics and the Diffusion of Communication and Information Technologies: Joseph Schumpeter and the Self-organisation Approach
Economic motivations and economic processes play a key role in the emergence and diffusion of communication and information technologies. The objective of this paper is to offer an economic approach…
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The Knowledge-based Economy: A Sisyphus Model
The current fashionable emphasis on the knowledge-based economy is missing the real significance of the dichotomy between tacit and codified knowledge. A continuing input of tacit knowledge is essential to…
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Modelling the Coevolution of Communications and Socio-economic Structure
Economic modelling that employs ‘the complex systems’ approach shows that factors such as communication and diversity are vital to systematic function and evolution. A ‘complex systems’ model of market evolution…
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Communicative Strategies and the Evolution of Organisations Facing the New Turbulence: ICTs as Problems and Opportunities
Traditional organisational structures are currently being challenged by rapid changes in their environments, primarily caused by the introduction of computer and information technology. Successful transition to new patterns of organisation…
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Signs of Convergence? Images of the University in the Management of R&D
This paper examines the adoption of university images in a pharmaceutical R&D company, arguing that this may be intended to bring benefits to management. The author finds some irony in…
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Pioneering Strategies and Small Firms, an Australia–UK Comparison
An important aspect of strategic choke is whether to be a pioneer or a follower. This issue is especially important for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), potentially disadvantaged by…