THE ROLE OF GENERATIONAL COHORTS: COMPARING APPROACHES TO INNOVATION USING INTERNAL NETWORKS

Rod Farr-Wharton (), Ben Farr-Wharton (), Yvonne Brunetto () and Ferruccio Bresolin ()
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Rod Farr-Wharton: University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Qld, Australia
Ben Farr-Wharton: C.T.L & W, Southern Cross University, Beachside, Coolangatta, Qld, Australia
Yvonne Brunetto: SCBS, Southern Cross University, Beachside, Coolangatta, Qld, Australia
Ferruccio Bresolin: Universitá "Ca' Foscari" di Venezia, Centro Interdipartimentale su, Cultura ed Economia della Globalizzazione (CEG), Sede di Treviso, Riviera S. Margherita, 78 31100 Treviso, Italy

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2014, vol. 18, issue 04, 1-23

Abstract: This paper uses a range of theories to compare the use of internal networks for seeking the next innovative idea by two countries experiencing different examined the effect of variation in macroeconomic conditions to determine motivational differences between SME owners/managers in Australia and Italy. The paper used interviews from SME owner/managers from Italy and Australia. The findings confirm a small generational cohort impact across the two countries in affecting how SMEs owner/managers perceive information from their employees. However, the strongest predictor of whether information from employees was perceived as a potential innovation is the norms of the SME owner/manager, irrespective of the country.

Keywords: SME; innovation; generational cohort (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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