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entrepreneurship, investment and hard work is important to foster innovation in Australia. Likewise, much will be required of our workforce,

improving incentives to work, including through the interaction of the tax and transfer systems; and improving incentives to save.

Introduced the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2014 to establish a Registered Organisations Commission to better align the responsibilities of,

Introduced the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014 to: apply good faith bargaining rules to negotiations for,

and implement a number of recommendations from the 2012 Fair Work Review. Actions to come:

The Government will further amend the Fair Work laws to ensure protected industrial action cannot be taken

including the Fair Work laws. Any recommendations accepted by the Government will be taken to the next election.

TPO00007 Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda Industry Competitiveness xvi Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda Boosting parents'participation in the workforce The Government aims to ease the labour cost pressures for employers

and the financial pressure for families when a woman takes time off work to have a child,

to enable them to take time off work to care for their new child. TPO00007 Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda Industry Competitiveness Executive Summary xvii Ambition 3:

and improve market access for goods and labour. This includes: $5 billion over five years toward the Asset Recycling Initiative,

Barriers to foreign investment and skilled labour have also been reduced, allowing these to move to where the commercial returns

participate in global value chains and access imported business inputs, skilled labour and investor capital.

This means Australia will need to compete hard for sales of goods and services exports, for skilled labour, for investor capital and for a place in the world's global value chains.

and labour, including from offshore, into the resources sector. Economic reforms of the past allowed the economy to smoothly absorb the resources boom.

which allows miners to gain valuable insight and experience in the mines they work in.

as well as for skilled labour, for investor capital and for a place in the world's supply chains.

The most recent WEF competitiveness study (2014b) pointed to restrictive labour regulations, inefficient government bureaucracy, tax rates and regulations,

the Government is amending the Fair Work Act 2009 and will reestablish the Australian Building and Construction Commission.

or work practices before they spread more broadly through the economy. The competition that this elicits challenges incumbent firms to do better.

Less government activity will reduce The Reform Agenda TPO00007 Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda Industry Competitiveness 23 competition with private businesses for labour, land and capital.

develop and embrace new technologies or work practices, and respond profitably to economic changes. Indeed, small businesses are ideal test beds for driving innovative ideas and processes,

different work health and safety laws also add to the complexity of operating a multi-jurisdiction business.

The Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Bill 2014 was introduced into Parliament in March 2014 to broaden the types of organisations that can opt-in to the Comcare workers'compensation and work health and safety regime.

improving incentives to work, including through the interaction of the tax and transfer systems; and improving incentives to save.

and work with the States as necessary to reduce the cost of, and improve access to,

While education is about more than just readying people for work, relevant skills acquisition must be a focus at all levels of the education and training system.

This is why the Government is committed to work with State and Territory governments and the sector to improve the whole education system from primary education to higher education

fewer than one in three Australian researchers work in industry, which is half the OECD average and less than in the United states;

The Government has established a taskforce to work with key stakeholders, including State governments, registered training organisations, industry groups and employers,

innovative work practices, new and emerging opportunities, opening export markets and emerging economies. Larger companies may apply to access the Fund,

Trialling a new, innovative pathway from education to work To help develop the next generation of Australian innovators and job-ready graduates,

-year associate degree to help young people successfully transition from education to work with the knowledge and capabilities

TPO00007 Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda Industry Competitiveness 54 Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda Ongoing work programme The Government is working to address additional issues in the VET sector

We will continue to work with industry to ensure that the process of recruiting overseas workers is less cumbersome and expensive.

The Fair Work Act 2009 provides the legislative framework underpinning the national workplace relations system,

The Government is committed to keeping the Fair Work framework, but we want to ensure it helps build a more stable, fair and prosperous future for Australia's workforce, businesses and the economy.

including the Fair Work laws. This will include an assessment of the impact of the framework on productivity,

yet the previous Government replaced the ABCC with Fair Work Building and Construction (FWBC), which has fewer powers and a 30 per cent smaller budget.

The new ABCC and higher penalties for unlawful conduct will again ensure work is carried out fairly, efficiently and productively.

Third, several problems are being addressed through our Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014, which aims to restore balance to the workplace relations system by:

Submissions to the 2012 Fair Work Act Review showed some unions have exploited this exemption for greenfield agreements to pursue excessive wage claims

subject to appropriate safeguards, be able to have the Fair Work Commission approve the agreement. Restoring union workplace access rules

Under the Fair Work Act, union officials with an entry permit have TPO00007 Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda Industry Competitiveness The Reform Agenda:

The 2012 Fair Work Act Review found this has led to frequent use of entry rights by some unions.

Further, the Bill ensures the Fair Work Commission can properly deal with excessive right of entry visits for example,

Improving workplace flexibility by enhancing the scope for employees to make individual flexibility arrangements that meet their genuine needs Under the Fair Work Act employees

However, the Fair Work Act currently allows enterprise agreements to restrict the use of IFAS.

talk later'loophole in the good faith bargaining rules The Fair Work laws enable industrial action in support of claims for a new enterprise agreement before bargaining has commenced.

The Government will further amend the Fair Work legislation to ensure that protected industrial action can only happen after there have been genuine and meaningful talks between workers

It connects business with skilled labour, facilitates information and technology transfer, and allows greater specialisation by businesses and workers.

and allocated $300 million for pre-construction works in the 2014-15 Budget. The Budget also provided:

The outcomes of this work may be considered in the Developing Northern Australia and Agricultural Competitiveness White papers.

Ambition 3 65 Alongside this work, the Government has commissioned Infrastructure Australia to audit critical water, energy, communication and transport infrastructure in northern Australia and separately across the nation.

These independent audits will help to inform the approaches and work programme on water supply and use over the coming years.

The private sector delivered more than half of the engineering construction work done for the public sector in recent years,

But success ultimately required hard work, networking and knowing the market. Founder and Director, Penny Street, says‘being the first audio tour company in India didn't mean we enjoyed instant success'.The company researched the country's most visited sites

innovative work practices, new and emerging opportunities, opening export markets and emerging economies. Larger companies may apply to access the Fund,

and ensuring research training prepares researchers to work with industry and bring their ideas to market.

This is usually provided either by way of shares in the company a person works for (that is,

develop and embrace new technologies or work practices, and respond profitably to economic changes. Indeed, small businesses are ideal test beds for driving innovative ideas and processes

and improving incentives to work and save. Implementing the Competitiveness Agenda The Competitiveness Agenda focuses on

and best way to expand access to the Comcare workers'compensation and work health safety and laws to eligible private employers as premium payers.

Export Finance and Insurance Corporation ESS Employee Share Schemes FWBC Fair Work Building and Construction GDP Gross domestic product IFA Individual Flexibility Arrangements IIASA

Women, Work and the Economy: Macroeconomic Gains from Gender Equity. International monetary fund. Elms, D. K, . & Low, P. 2013).

) Conclusions on skills for improved productivity, employment growth and development, International Labour Conference. Geneva: International Labour Office.

International labour organization. 2011). ) A Skilled Workforce for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth: a G20 Training Strategy, 2011.

An evaluation of the Fair Work legislation, 2012. Canberra: Commonwealth of australia. Mckinsey Australia. 2014). ) Compete to Prosper:

distribute, transmit and adapt this publication provided that you attribute the work. A summary of the licence terms is available from http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by/3. 0/au/deed. en.


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and to organise work in a smarter way. This applies not least to the healthcare sector.

and develop it further through work experience, learning and knowledge sharing. The demand for competent personnel provides challenges for the education system.

Both work tasks and production processes are becoming increasingly complex, and therefore the need for continuous competence development and on the job training is increasing.

social responsibility and the environment to play a role throughout the work of the administrative apparatus. The Government will:


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and academics or researchers that work together on commercially and strategically important development projects that are vital to a company's future

Innovations in the working place page 7 of 271 Vision & Strategy Leadership Processes Culture Physical Work Environment The recent report for the European commission Innovation Management and the Knowledge

The staff lack of motivation The building was really small The facility was old There was a lot of paper work and bureaucracy"Innosupport:

Staff lack of motivation Building was really small Paper work and bureaucracy Cultural differences with users Opportunities:

If the product works correctly for any one test case in the range 1 to 16,383, then it will probably work for any other test case in the range.

an eye-opener in innovation work http://www. hi. is/joner/eaps/y3 16047. htm"Innosupport: Supporting Innovation in SMES"-3. 2. System and Process Analysis page 28 of 271 3. 2. System and Process Analysis Introduction As mentioned in 3. 1 system

This diagram helps to identify interrelationships of major tasks, work phases, and opportunities for improvements through the use of feedback loops at the organisation and the customer levels. 3. 2. 2. Where

this is not in our plan"it doesn't work";"2. We cannot do this without taking into account the regulations;

I'm sure it will not work; it is absolutely absurd; 4. We will not be taken seriously;

and repeating old inefficient work habits; this behavior limits individuasl, groups, and organisational performance having an impact on the company's business.

Suitable analogies can be found in different fields of work or disciplines which seem to be distant from each other.

Therefore, for the composition of a work group, experts from different fields are useful (technicians, doctors, biologists etc.

In looking for analogies from distant fields of work, solution concepts can be developed that are completely different from the original context of our problem.

not all will work but some of them will lead to completely new products, services and structures. 4. 5. 2. How to proceed?

built after many years of work, it is mainly personal knowledge and difficult to be expressed with text, formulas and handbooks.

Implement a culture change policy In today's very competitive work environment many employees don't feel safe in their work position and usually‘'hide''knowledge,

pressure is intense and much of the work is routine and repetitive. In this environment, best practice working procedures are business-critical-information.

The 2 consulting companies then developed a comprehensive set of Work Instructions to communicate this information to groups of warehousemen, drivers and office staff.

The drivers'work instructions, for example, covered starting a run, delivery to the store, collecting goods from warehouses, changing trailers and ending a run.

work instructions were accompanied by Training Modules and Assessments, used by the trainers to train staff

The experience of working with the groups of trainers in Golden West demonstrates how relatively easy it is for organisations to improve their effectiveness by harnessing the knowledge held by a workforce that is often doing very routine work. 4. 6. 6. Obstacles to develop Knowledge management (The cultural challenge

narrow idea of productive work Establish times and places fro knowledge transfers: talk rooms, conference reports Status and rewards go to knowledge owners Evaluate performance

Supporting Innovation in SMES"-4. 6. Knowledge management page 76 of 271 Individual work bias Promote

and reward work in teams and communities, and show how this gives better results No time to share Capturing

Maybe that under the pressure of the daily work and stress, some firms will neglect this aspect.

awareness of the innovation importance for the company's performance, excellent work relations Proper capitalization of innovative potential of employees, adequate reward for each important innovative proposal,

and belongings at the work place Openness to learn from others Ask more questions about other people's experiences,

A quality circle is a group of persons that work in the same workshop or office,

the procedures they use, the environment they work in. Basically, the success of the quality circles is based on the feeling the employees get

Innovation is hard work. Most managers make the mistake of assuming it will just happen.

Appointment to fellow does not change an employee's work function or business unit. But, in exchange for the honour, fellows assume an ambassadorial role in the company.

of Work http://www. accenture. com Innovation and SME Programme http://www. cordis. lu/innovation-smes/home. html Case studies http://www. nap

which can then be compared easily by just looking at the points the different elements scored. 5. 2. 1. How the rating system works...

Supporting Innovation in SMES"-5. 2. Point Rating system page 96 of 271 5. 2. 1. How the rating system works The rating system works by setting a scale

At the beginning of a project, the outcome and the work that will have to be undertaken are often uncertain.

But it also works the opposite way and catalyser manufacturers often buy our components and then sell the complete unit as their own product.

Because the work of many departments is related production managers work closely with heads of other departments such as sales, procurement,

For example, the production manager works with the procurement department to ensure that plant inventories are maintained at their optimal level.

and we need to be prepared to patiently work to establish the necessity of change and the magnitude of the benefits."

continuous deliveries Finished goods None Varies High Very High quality control responsibility Direct Labour Varies QC specialists Process control Production information requirements High Varies Moderate

frequent changes Frequent expending Process design around schedule Inflexible sequence dictated by technology Operations challenges Increasing labour and machine utilisation, fast response, breaking bottlenecks Balancing stages,

Little Intermediate Little High Capital versus labour/material intensive Labour Labour & material Material & labour Capital 6. 3. 3. How decisions in a production context

and long-range choices concerning raw materials, energy and labour skills. Tactical planning Tactical (medium-range) plans, with a planning horizon from six months to two years into the future, take the basic physical production capacity constraints and projected demand

labour skills needed, nature of production planning and inventory management decision systems Operation hours pf plants, work force sizes, inventory levels, subcontracting levels, output rates,

and plan work. The engineering quality group is using information collected by the system to optimise

Labour cost (€/hour) Dependent on level of skills required and location. Equipment investment cost (€) Influenced by need for special (expensive) equipment.

COPYRIGHT Copyright is concerned with new (original) literary musical or artistic works. The creators of such works automatically acquire rights,

which mean that they can control their further use. Copyright has become particularly important because of the wide range of works that are seen now to be covered by it.

These include computer software; any drawing, map, chart or plan; photographs and films; architectural works;

sculptures; sound recordings; tv and radio broadcasts etc. Rights are related not just to the originators of the works themselves

but apply also to people performing the works. DESIGNS Designs are concerned with the appearance of a product features of e g. shape, configuration,

texture or materials not dictated by functional considerations. A design means the appearance of the whole or part of a product.

Under this system of rights, creators are assured that their works can be disseminated without fear of unauthorized copying or piracy.

Copyright notice should be placed on all published works for the following reasons: It informs the public that the work is protected by copyright

(and thereby helps to scare aware potential infringers); It prevents a party from claiming the status of"innocent infringer,

and the year of first publication (so that third parties will know who to contact to request a license to the work).

or exploit the works or creations of others with the authorisation of the author or right holder on fair and reasonable terms;

b. Protect your own works or creations and make sure you make best use of your right

Novelty implies that the details of how the invention works are secret. If such details have been disseminated publicly

or the invention used in public where people could see how it works or if an identical product or process has already been invented then the application will fail.

Copyright legislation deals with the rights of creators of original works to control their subsequent versions.

and artistic works include any drawing, map, chart or plan. The only absolute requirement is that the work is new,

i e. not copied from somewhere else and has required original intellectual effort by the author. How does one acquire copyright?

Basically the act of creating the work also creates the copyright, which then subsists in the physical expression of the work.

There is no formal registration process in most countries. However if one goes to court to sue an alleged infringer one must be able to prove ownership.

Works can therefore be dated, signed, witnessed and marked with the internationally recognised copyright symbol. Ownership normally rests with the creator

and both can hold copyright in their respective works. Obtaining Protection Copyright protection is automatic

Once a work is created copyright subsists in it. It is important however that the originator be able to show subsequently

when the work and the consequential copyright were created. One way of doing this is deposit a copy of the work with a bank or"Innosupport:

Supporting Innovation in SMES"-7. 1. Intellectual Property Protection tools page 154 of 271 solicitor in such a way as the date and time of the deposit are recorded.

Alternatively one may send a copy of the work to oneself by registered post (which gives a clear date stamp on the envelope),

thus establishing that the work existed at this Claiming Protection It is essential that it is clear that copyright is claimed in a work.

One should mark the work clearly to show who the copyright owner is and the date from which the copyright is claimed.

First or subsequent copyright owners can choose to license others to use their works whilst retaining ownership themselves.

Using Material already covered by Copyright Your work may be a development of the works of others.

A performing rights society is a collective that deals with musical works collecting royalties on behalf of composers, lyricists, songwriters and music publishers for the public performance or broadcasting of their music.

Almost any form of unauthorised copying of a work will constitute infringement. The law does

Only the owner of copyright is allowed automatically to reproduce the work in question or to permit anyone else to do so.

These related rights grew up around copyrighted works. They provide similar, although often more limited rights and of shorter duration.

research and hard work of Mrs. Anna Grindi, founder of the company. In 1997, using only raw natural materials,

through an international treaty mechanism such as the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.

if you are a national or resident of a country party to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works or member of the World trade organization (WTO) bound by the provisions of the TRIPS Agreement,

or if you have published your work for the first time or at least simultaneously in one of the above countries,

Academic and research institutions are known also for filing patent applications to achieve recognition of their research work.

or. kr/webeng/work/ksem/st/wr ksem st mn df. jsp-This site provides an overview of the Stock market 8. 1. 6. Business Angels Business Angels are wealthy private individuals

Introduction page 210 of 271 A training needs assessment (analysing the current work situation) usually is the starting point of any demand-oriented training management.

problems and requirements of the work situation are collected, making goal-oriented training measures possible. On the basis of needs assessment, training objectives are to be defined (preferably together.

as well as the use of new learning technologies A central position within the training process holds the transfer and the implementation of the acquired knowledge into the work situation,

the applicability of training results to the work place represents a main factor of successful training.

and their solutions that crop up during the work are entered by the employees. If there is a problem during their daily work they then can access the Market place of experience

Furthermore, labour conditions have to be organised in such a way that the employees become motivated. http://www. hrtoday. ch/Artikel detail de. cfm?

& Work that specifically addressed the issue of analysing training needs in business. The starting point being a review of how your business functions as an organisation

It must always be supported by the analysis of work processes and be oriented to the implementation of your company's business strategy.

& Work is a Leonardo project that specifically addressed the issue of analysing training needs in business. www. citeforma. pt/html/pub/lw/lw. htm Rockwell Automation PLC provides a case study of an TNA

and Local authorities, where the departments work as SMES. The site also provides some case studies: http://www. cicsc. org. uk/tvcbec. htm training reference. co. uk provides an overview of some of training providers that offer a TNA services relevant to business:

This includes a work environment striving to meet the needs of all employees. Why and where creating a company culture for continuous innovation is applied?

If someone has trouble understanding how individual innovators can work together to make a company itself work consider the elegant analogy below.

Innovation networks page 234 of 271 The implementation of the following points is a basic requirement for successful work in innovation networks.

Strategy implementation Innovative yields of the joint work of the innovation teams, such as pilot plants or innovative approaches to market positioning are tested in pilot phases as to their marketing capability.

or leave during the course due to work commitments (Mrs Y, there is a phone call for you).

learning in the work place has increasingly to take into account the cultural diversity of its workforce,

then it is important that you know to what extend this will influence the way that they work,

cheapest still works but more and more customers are asking how products are produced, if production exploits resources and people in a not acceptable way.


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This pressure to go for global innovation is enhanced by given socio-demographic factors, e g. shortage of skilled labour, in many industrialized countries.

and Labour Affairs in Hamburg and co-financed by the European union (EU). The findings of this survey are matched here against perceived opportunities

16 3. 3. 1 Shortage of Skilled Labour...16 3. 3. 2 Financial Problems and State Support...

19 4. 1. 1 Quantitative Availability of Skilled Labour...19 4. 1. 2 Reducing Bottlenecks in Product Pipeline...

20 4. 2. 1 Cheaper Costs for (Skilled) Labour...21 4. 2. 2 State-induced Incentives...

This pressure to go for global innovation is enhanced by given sociodemographic factors, e g. shortage of skilled labour, in many industrialized countries.

and Labour Affairs in Hamburg and co-financed by the European union (EU The findings of this survey are matched here against perceived opportunities

This paper unless specified otherwise works with the EC definition primarily since this definition has been adopted by most of the member countries of the EU including Germany thereby building the basis for most public policies

In Germany as well as in many other EU member countries SMES usually operate under high overhead costs, such as labour costs,

and Eastern europe. 1 Ifm Bonn works with a definition of SMES that differs from the official definition. 2 Definition criteria such as annual turn over

) According to the specifications of the State Ministry of Economic and Labour Affairs (Behörde für Wirtschaft und Arbeit) in Hamburg,

Abandonment of Innovation Projects owing to Financial Constraints 3. 2. 1. 2 Availability of Skilled Labour Another major hurdle faced by the survey respondents related to the difficulty in finding suitable

However, experienced skilled labour was generally difficult to find. 71%71%21%36%14%7%29%14%0%20%40%60%80%Diploma-holders Engineers

Managers Others With work experience Freshers n=33 Figure 6: Lack of Qualified Human resources as Barrier to Innovation BARRIERS TO INNOVATION IN SMES:

since both Germany and its Hamburg region endure substantial unemployment with an unemployment rate of nearly 9%.At the same time the industry is unable to fill vacant positions with skilled labour.

the desire to reduce costs by getting access to cheaper labour. Supposedly unfavourable regulatory conditions at home also did not play any worthwhile role in the decision to go international. 3. 2. 3. 2 Challenges of International Innovation The desire to engage in international innovation activities

In the following we describe the two most important aspects of this new research. 3. 3. 1 Shortage of Skilled Labour Firms not only in Germany

but in many other Western countries are faced with scarcity of skilled labour owing primarily to two reasons:

2004) b) Lack of student interest in engineering and natural sciences (see IWD (2007)) In Germany alone firms are facing a severe crunch of skilled labour,

According to some preliminary calculations the shortage of skilled (technical) labour, primarily of engineers and scientists, is leading to a loss of over 20 billion euros a year in the form of unrealized business opportunities.

recruiting skilled technical labour is increasingly becoming a grave problem (DIHK, 2007). Firms are reporting vacancy periods of 3 to 6 months to fill an engineer vacancy;

while the official labour mediation agency Bundesagentur für Arbeit confirms this trend (Dunkel & Kühnlenz, 2007;

SMES are more prone to suffer from the shortage of skilled labour than large firms,

fast-growing markets such as China and India, may offer tremendous opportunities, e g. in the form of vast pools of qualified human resources in science and technology, cheaper labour costs and access to new, fast

2006), suggest that seeking access to know-how (e g. in the form of skilled labour) is one of the most important drivers of global innovation.

4. 1. 1 Quantitative Availability of Skilled Labour The demographically disadvantageous factor of an aging population in many Western countries, including Germany,

With 14 million young university graduates (with seven years or less of work experience) India's talent pool is estimated to be the largest worldwide, overlapping Chinese talent pool by 50%and that of the USA by 100

Google Inc. cited troubles in obtaining work visas for its prospective employees as a reason to set up its first engineering research and development centre outside the US in Bangalore in India (The Hindu,

2003). 4. 1. 2 Reducing Bottlenecks in Product Pipeline Global innovation activities may ensure that work can be carried out simultaneously from multiple locations and on multiple projects, if needed.

in addition to access to skilled labour, may also contribute to reducing costs of innovation. 4. 2. 1 Cheaper Costs for (Skilled) Labour Global activities,

The labour costs are however going up, see section 5. 2. 4. 2. 2 State-induced Incentives There may be induced lucrative state incentives to indulge in R&d activities abroad if the host country offers significant financial support, e g. in the form of tax

Even China and India are reportedly experiencing shortage of skilled labour with international knowledge standards;

wages of highly skilled labour in India reportedly grow by 10 to 15%and above per annum on average;

) Wage costs for semiskilled or unskilled labour, however, remain significantly lower than in Western, industrialized nations. 5. 3 Protection of Intellectual Property rights (IPRS) The protection of IPRS remains a concern,

For instance, Hirschfeld (2005) reports several incidences of intercultural nuisances in Indo-German software development work.

Fabian and Schmidli (2005) report similar problems in Sino-Swiss projects. 5. 7 Acceptance Issues The parent unit (headquarters) tend to interfere in the innovation work being carried out at the foreign location,

Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Management of Globally Distributed work, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, pp. 451-465.


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