A learning laboratory approach for business improvement : the case of discontinuous innovation Chapman, Ross L. and Beckett, Ron 2008, A learning laboratory approach for business improvement : the case of discontinuous innovation, in ANZAM 2008 : Managing in the Pacific century, Promaco Conventions, [Canning Bridge, W.A.], pp. 1-15. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Chapman-alearning-2008.pdf Published version application/pdf 176.65KB 186 Title A learning laboratory approach for business improvement : the case of discontinuous innovation Author(s) Chapman, Ross L. Beckett, Ron Conference name Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (22nd : 2008 : Auckland, New Zealand) Conference location Auckland, New Zealand Conference dates 2-5 Dec. 2008 Title of proceedings ANZAM 2008 : Managing in the Pacific century Editor(s) [unknown] Publication date 2008 Conference series Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference Start page 1 End page 15 Total pages 15 Publisher Promaco Conventions Place of publication [Canning Bridge, W.A.] Keyword(s) discontinuous innovation manufacturing technology operations improvement organisational performance learning networks action learning Summary This paper considers the current situation within Australian manufacturing SMEs and their approaches to innovation and international competitive advantage. Using the viewpoint and language of complexity theory, we consider the variety of possibilities available to SMEs in this area. We then consider a particular international project on Discontinuous Innovation, how this has been deployed in Europe and Australia and the knowledge gained from our interactions with Australian SMEs to date around this project. Finally we consider the general development of a “Learning Laboratory” approach to working with SMEs and the differences required to make such approach successful in Europe and in different settings in Australia. Notes Reproduced with kind permission of the copyright owner. ISBN 1863081496 9781863081498 Language eng Field of Research 159999 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970115 Expanding Knowledge in Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services HERDC Research category E1.1 Full written paper - refereed ERA Research output type E Conference publication Copyright notice ©2008, The Author Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30032449 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Business and Law Deakin Business School Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 02 Feb 2011, 15:05:48 EST Tue, 28 Jun 2011, 12:24:06 EST Tue, 30 Aug 2011, 13:46:00 EST Tue, 30 Aug 2011, 13:48:36 EST Tue, 30 Aug 2011, 13:52:01 EST Tue, 30 Aug 2011, 13:52:47 EST Tue, 30 Aug 2011, 13:59:50 EST Tue, 30 Aug 2011, 14:03:57 EST Thu, 06 Oct 2011, 11:00:34 EST Fri, 16 Mar 2012, 18:34:01 EST Mon, 23 Jun 2014, 12:51:46 EST Wed, 02 Jul 2014, 15:00:59 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 10:46:24 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 15:14:56 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 397 Abstract Views, 186 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 02 Feb 2011, 15:05:48 EST