Research

The OECD defines research as creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of humanity, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise applications.

Research undertaken by CEMI builds a foundation of knowledge upon which its education and industry outreach programs are based.

Direct Contracting of CEMI for Research and Consulting Projects

CEMI will respond to commercial and government tenders for contracted research assembling multi-disciplinary teams to address the specific needs of clients. Through its networks CEMI is able to draw together a wide range of academic and commercial researchers to offer leading edge methodologies to solve complex research problems. In the past the research team at CEMI has undertaken contract research projects for a wide range of clients in both government and industry at both the national and international level.
 

Our Research Program

CEMI has eight interconnected research themes through which its activities are focused. These themes are important to the successful development and understanding of an entrepreneurial society based on innovation. The themes deliberately overlap to facilitate collaboration and co-operation between people working via the centre and encourage innovation via knowledge flow: i) Innovation in service management; ii) Managing people for innovation and enterprise; iii) Regional innovation and enterprise; iv) Financing entrepreneurial ventures; v) Strategic management of entrepreneurial ventures; vi) Commercialisation pathways for emerging technologies; vii) Strategic networking for innovation and enterprise; and viii) Co-operative and social enterprise.

Strategic Innovation in Small Firms: An International Analysis of Innovation and Strategic Decision Making in Small to Medium Enterprises

Small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) comprise the majority of all firms within most economies and employ a substantial proportion of the workforce. However, SMEs do not innovate as much as do large firms. This project draws together participating researchers from 11 OECD countries who have used a common methodology to collect 567 cases of small firms engaged in the commercialisation of an innovation. It seeks to understand the process of innovaiton management within the small firm. 

 

Sustainable Co-operative Enterprise: An Investigation into the Factors Influencing the Sustainability and Competitiveness of Co-operative Enterprises

At a global level co-operative enterprises rank amongst the largest business organisations. They are found in all sectors of industry and throughout all countries. The co-operative enterprise is a unique form of business model and one that is also not well understood. This research project seeks to understand the nature of the co-operative enteprise business model and how it can be funded, managed and sustained so as to provide value for its members. This project draws togther a network of researchers from around the world to examine these issues and to investigate the economic and social contribution of the co-operative. 

 

Enhancing Sustainable Energy Saving Behaviour through Communication: A Longitudinal Study

This study aims to identify factors likely to to have the most impact on household energy saving behaviour and the role that online media can play in shaping such behaviour. Drawing upon self-determination theory (SDT), the study uses an online community panel to examine the factors influcencing conumer attitudes towards sustainable energy consumption, including online information and education, peer-to-peer and consumer generated content.

 

UN International Year of the Co-operative Research Exchange Call for Papers

On 8-9 November 2012 at part of the United Nations International Year of the Co-operative, UWA In conjunction with Co-operatives WA is holding a Co-operative Enterprise Research Exchange in Perth, Western Australia. The theme of the conference is Co-operatives in the Fourth Sector: The Role of Member-Owned Businesses in the Global Economy. 

  

 

Research

An overview of research at CEMI

The OECD defines research as creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of humanity, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise applications. 

 
Research undertaken by CEMI builds a foundation of knowledge upon which its education and industry outreach programs are based.
 
Direct Contracting of CEMI for Applied Research and Consulting Projects
 
CEMI will respond to commercial and government tenders for contracted research assembling multi-disciplinary teams to address the specific needs of clients.  Through its networks CEMI is able to draw together a wide range of academic and commercial researchers to offer leading edge methodologies to solve complex research problems.  In the past the research team at CEMI has undertaken contract research projects for a wide range of clients in both government and industry at both the national and international level.
 
Our Research Program
 
CEMI has eight interconnected research themes through which its activities are focused. These themes are important to the successful development and understanding of an entrepreneurial society based on innovation. The themes deliberately overlap to facilitate collaboration and co-operation between people working via the centre and encourage innovation via knowledge flow.
 
  1. INNOVATION IN SERVICES MANAGEMENT – Recognises the importance of the services sector in the modern economy, with particular focus on the specialised or professional services industries and those issues relating to globalisation and its impacts on competitiveness.
  2. MANAGING PEOPLE FOR INNOVATION AND ENTERPRISE – Addresses the importance of establishing human resources management strategies that create an environment conducive to innovation and enterprise within established organisations.
  3. REGIONAL INNOVATION AND ENTERPRISE – Recognises that economic growth is dependent on the sustainability of all regions within a country. Over the longer term, any significant imbalance between the economic situations of different regions will have detrimental effects on the social, political and ultimately economic well being of the entire nation.
  4. FINANCING ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES – Examines the challenges facing entrepreneurial ventures seeking financial investment for future business growth. It recognises that there are many pathways to acquiring such financing of which formal venture capital acquisition is only one.
  5. STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES – Focuses on the crucial role of the entrepreneur or owner-manager within the small entrepreneurial venture. The development and growth of small firms is contingent on the capacity of the owner-manager to think and act strategically.
  6. COMMERCIALISATION PATHWAYS FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES – Addresses the need to expand knowledge within industry and government of how to commercialise new technologies.
  7. STRATEGIC NETWORKING FOR INNOVATION AND ENTERPRISE – Recognises that a source of innovation diffusion is the networks that exist between firms and individual managers within firms. Industrial clustering is a focus for research in this theme, as are the strategic alliances developed by both large and small firms to enhance competitiveness.
  8. CO-OPERATIVE AND SOCIAL ENTEPRISE - Recognises the importance of social entrepreneurship and innovation within the economy and the need to build both social and economic capital. The role of co-operative and mutual enterprises is also a key area of focus.

The projects CEMI has undertaken are outlined in the following sections.

 
Title Contact Research Team
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Co-operative Enterprise Research Program tim.mazzarol@uwa.edu.au, elena.limnios@uwa.edu.au Tim Mazzarol, Elena Mamouni Limnios, John Watson, Geoff Soutar, Joanne Sneddon, Kadambot Siddique
Enhancing Sustainable Energy Saving Behaviour through Communication: A Longitudinal Study tim.mazzarol@uwa.edu.au Tim Mazzarol, Jill Sweeney, Geoff Soutar, Dave Webb, Johannes Kresling
Strategic Innovation in Small Firms: An International Analysis of Innovation and Strategic Decision Making in Small to Medium Enterprises tim.mazzarol@uwa.edu.au, Sophie.Reboud@escdijon.eu Tim Mazzarol, Sophie Reboud, Geoff Soutar, Thierry Volery, Hermann Frank, Manfred Lueger, Vijaya Thyil, Christian Korunka, Ysabel Nauwelaerts, Frederick van Assche, Ilke van Beveren, Jacques Baronet, Johanne Queenton, Jacqueline Dahan, Jean-Guillaume Ditter, Jane Klobas, Paola Bielli, Delwyn Clark, Newel (Sandy) Gough, Philip Olsen, Thuy Hang Do
UN IYC 2012 Co-ops Conference tim.mazzarol@uwa.edu.au, elena.limnios@uwa.edu.au Tim Mazzarol, Elena Mamouni Limnios

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