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Knowledge distribution nodes and home based businesses : role of business associations and local council in Casey LGA

Jain, Ameeta 2010, Knowledge distribution nodes and home based businesses : role of business associations and local council in Casey LGA, in ANZRSAI 2010 : Refereed Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Regional Association International, AERU Research Unit, Lincoln, New Zealand, pp. 68-81.

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Title Knowledge distribution nodes and home based businesses : role of business associations and local council in Casey LGA
Author(s) Jain, Ameeta
Conference name Australian and New Zealand Regional Science Association International Conference (34th : 2010 : Melbourne, Vic.)
Conference location Melbourne, Vic.
Conference dates 7-10 Dec. 2010
Title of proceedings ANZRSAI 2010 : Refereed Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Regional Association International
Editor(s) Dalziel, Paul
Publication date 2010
Conference series Australian and New Zealand Regional Science Association International Conference
Start page 68
End page 81
Total pages 14
Publisher AERU Research Unit
Place of publication Lincoln, New Zealand
Summary This paper examines the stmcture, function and role of local business associations in home based business development within an urban region. Casey local government area (LOA), Victoria, is the focus, where nine local business associations in the area (as well as the local council) are evaluated in the context of support for local-based business development. The evaluation draws upon primary data co llected by surveys of local home based businesses, and follows up by semi-stmctured interviews of representatives from these business associations and the local council. This paper identifies that local business associations are fragmented and have significant overlap in their activities of which the commonest activity is acting as a knowledge distribution node. The cash strapped local council is the most important node. All are restricted by vision and resources. As a result, the services provided have little impact on sustainable business development in Casey.
ISBN 9781877519161
Language eng
Field of Research 140218 Urban and Regional Economics
140299 Applied Economics not elsewhere classified
Socio Economic Objective 910199 Macroeconomics not elsewhere classified
HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed
Copyright notice ©2010, ANZRSAI
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30032610
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