Beyond Covid-19 : women entrepreneurs and e-commerce policy in the Asia-Pacific
- Authors: Braun, Patrice , Birdthistle, Naomi , Flynn, Antoinette
- Date: 2023
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Women's Entrepreneurship Policy: A Global Perspective Chapter 8 p. 192-213
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Harnessing the potential of women entrepreneurs in the Asia-Pacific [Aprovechando el potencial de las mujeres emprendedoras en Asia y el Pacífico]
- Authors: Braun, Patrice
- Date: 2022
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Mexico Y La Cuenca Del Pacifico Vol. 11, no. 31 (2022), p. 9-23
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Food Hubs in Australia : Benefits, challenges and potential ICT contributions
- Authors: Kurnia, Sherah , Hill, Serenity , Rahim, Mahbubur , Larsen, Kirsten , Braun, Patrice
- Date: 2015
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: 19th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, PACIS 2015
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- Description: Food Hubs have been developed to promote sustainability practices in managing regional distribution of fresh produce in a number of countries including the United States and Australia. They have the potential to support the resilience and sustainability of regional food supply chains by improving the local economy, environmental condition, and community well-being. However, despite the potential benefits, Food Hubs face many challenges that threaten their long-term survival. Currently, limited research has been conducted to investigate benefits and challenges of Food Hubs and how Information and Communication Technology (ICT), which is known as one of the key enablers to facilitate sustainable practices, can help address the challenges. In this research-in-progress paper, we present preliminary findings from an on-going research project that seeks to explore benefits and challenges experienced by Australian Food Hubs and the role of ICT in supporting their operations and growth. Our study enhances the understanding of the contributions of Food Hubs to sustainability and the roles of ICT in supporting sustainability practices.
Clever health: A study on the adoption and impact of an ehealth initiative in rural Australia
- Authors: Braun, Patrice
- Date: 2013
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care p. 69-87
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- Description: This chapter reports on the evaluation of Clever Health, an Australian e-health project. The evaluation took place from mid-2007 through 2010 and consisted of both qualitative and quantitative approaches to capture awareness, expectations, and use of Clever Health components-which included video-conferencing for patient care, professional development, and peer support-and to compare initial perceptions and expectations to perceived changes in awareness and uptake of Clever Health components. The study found that while use of components increased at a satisfactory pace, health services and professionals struggled with change management issues, which, in turn, impacted changing work practices. Findings suggest that it is imperative to address and integrate the human factors of e-health delivery in the rollout of future e-health programs. The study proposes a robust evaluation framework for future telemedicine projects that uses a patient-centred unit of analysis and examines the costs and benefits that accrue for different stakeholders.
A skilling framework for women entrepreneurs in the knowledge economy
- Authors: Braun, Patrice
- Date: 2010
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Contemporary issues in entrepreneurship research p. 35-54
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Climate change and regional communities: Towards sustainable community behaviour in Ballarat
- Authors: Braun, Patrice , McEachern, Steven
- Date: 2010
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australasian Journal of Regional Studies Vol. 16, no. 1 (2010), p. 3-22
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- Description: This paper presents the findings of two surveys conducted on behalf of BREAZE, a Renewable Energy and Zero Emissions community group in the Ballarat region. The research presented in this study was designed to identify the group's effectiveness in supporting its members to achieve zero emissions. Another objective of the research was to identify the knowledge and information needs of the broader Ballarat community in relation to climate change and sustainable behaviours. Survey findings indicate that both BREAZE and wider Ballarat community members are looking for means to reduce their barriers to adoption of pro-environmental choices. Key results also indicate that the Ballarat community has some desire and intention to change their behaviour. There was considerable interest and demand for high quality, clear, in-depth information and working examples on which individuals can base their choices and purchase decisions. The paper concludes with a discussion on future actions to engage the wider community towards more sustainable behaviour.
Advancing women in the digital economy : eLearning opportunities for meta-competency skilling
- Authors: Braun, Patrice
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Risk Assessment and Management in Pervasive Computing: Operational, Legal, Ethical, and Financial Perspectives Chapter p. 298-310
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- Description: In view of the fact that women are playing an increasingly important role in the global economy, this chapter examines business skilling in the digital economy for women in general and women-led small businesses in Australia, in particular. With employability and entrepreneurial capacity of women increasing, so too is their need for a comprehensive skill set is increasing. It is proposed that business courses currently offered do not necessarily consider their target audience or include new economy considerations. This chapter discusses the need for meta-competencies that will allow women in both developed and emerging economies to operate more effectively in a changing work environment and an increasingly digital business environment. For meta-competency efficacy, it is further proposed that evidence-based learning models, gender-sensitive approaches to business learning, and collaborative uses of technology underpin content and (e-)business learning designs.
- Description: 2003007231
Being smart and being green : Entrepreneurial innovation in challenging times
- Authors: Braun, Patrice , Lowe, Julian
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at 32nd Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneurship Conference, ISBE 2009, Liverpool, UK : 3rd-6th November 2009
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- Description: In difficult times business operators are looking for clever and affordable ways to grow their enterprises. This paper seeks to make a contribution to a better understanding of proactive environmental and innovation strategies for SMEs and the interaction between demand and supply towards sustainable and innovative business practices. The paper discusses the combined outcomes of the exit survey of a greening small business 2008 pilot program and the entry survey for the 2009 online training and networking version of the program, which fuses environmental, business and ICT- enabled skilling to enhance both SME entrepreneurship and innovation. The study suggests that SME business sustainability cannot be reduced to an oversimplified business case and that pro-environmental strategy adoption and behaviour, and particularly behavioural change, is highly complex. The outcomes of this research are expected to contribute to good practice in environmental and innovation skilling for SMEs, especially skilling that differentiates between supply and demand side skilling and brings together the two sides in a proactive resource acquisition, knowledge transfer and networking environment.
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Going green : Women entrepreneurs and the environment
- Authors: Braun, Patrice
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at 32nd Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneurship Conference, ISBE 2009, Liverpool, UK : 3rd-6th November 2009
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- Description: In economically challenging times business operators are looking for clever and affordable ways to grow their enterprises. This paper discusses the role of women entrepreneurs’ in proactively greening their small business. The paper highlights the combined outcomes of the exit survey of a greening small business 2008 pilot program and the entry survey for the 2009 online version of the training and networking program, which fuses environmental, business and ICT-enabled skilling to enhance both SME entrepreneurship and innovation. The study suggests that while reported environmental attitudes between male and female entrepreneurs do not differ significantly, women’s motivations differ from male entrepreneurs in terms of greening their business; and women are more proactive in pursuing green networking opportunities, where they can interact with like-minded businesses, access more clients, source alternative resources and expand their green business networks.
- Description: 2003007573
Key public sector individuals as ICT change agents : An analysis of Australian and German experience
- Authors: Jagodick, Jana , Courvisanos, Jerry , Yearwood, John , Braun, Patrice
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Vol. 31, no. 2 (2009), p. 197-212
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- Description: The increasing demand for technology-enabled public sector services drives state agencies to launch information and communication technology (ICT) projects. The Australian and German state agencies are taking a proactive role towards technological change by employing so-called ICT change agents. These ICT change agents introduce, diffuse, manage and implement ICT within projects. Despite the mobilisation of change agents, there is scant research on the formal and informal roles of these key individuals within public sector projects. This article bridges that gap by providing valuable insights into the activities of public sector ICT change agents. It is based on empirical research from six case studies in Australian and German state agencies. Findings from these studies indicate that public sector ICT change agents position organisations to take advantage of cutting edge technologies by performing a great variety of formal and informal roles. Formal roles are performed in order to accomplish set formal project tasks, while informal roles help to speed up rapid ICT adoption and innovation through the change agents’ informal networks. The findings are delineated in a framework for future research which shows that formal and informal roles impact on the outcomes of public sector ICT projects.
- Description: 2003007371
Business skilling for a digital economy
- Authors: Braun, Patrice
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Risk Assessment and Management in Pervasive Computing: Operational, legal, Ethical and Financial p. 350-361
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Connecting small business networks: Linking communities of practice with innovation
- Authors: Braun, Patrice
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Encyclopedia of communities of practice in information and knowledge management p. 348-354
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Women entrepreneurs in the digital economy: What skills do they really need?
- Authors: Braun, Patrice
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: 5th International Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship (AGSE) Entrepreneurship Research Exchange
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- Description: Through its impact on transactions, communications and problem solving, the digital economy is increasing opportunities for business and changing the nature of how we work - this may provide an advantage to women entrepreneurs. With women entrepreneurs becoming increasingly important to the economy, there is a growing interest in understanding how to better utilise this important resource. This paper presents the results of a literature review of women’s (e) business training needs in the digital economy. The paper concludes with a discussion on providing women entrepreneurs with the meta-competencies they require to reach their full potential via gender-friendly and evidence-based training models that suits both their work and lifestyle needs.
Creating value to tourism products through tourism networks and clusters : Uncovering destination value chains
- Authors: Braun, Patrice
- Date: 2007
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Technology and Marketing Strategy Chapter 13 p. 193-206
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- Description: B1
- Description: 2003005427
SME policy development in a global economy : An Australian perspective
- Authors: Braun, Patrice
- Date: 2007
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: The Policy Environment for the Development of SMEs Chapter 10 p. Sep-26
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- Description: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have long been recognised as important to the economy in terms of their considerable contribution to GDP and employment creation and , as such, have been a priority agenda item for APEC since the 1993 Leaders' meeting in Seattle (Hall 1995.) During the last decade, the rise of information and communication technologies (ICT) and the related rise of service sector industries have significantly altered the course of industry and SME policy from a protectionist approach to a culture favourable to entrepreneurship. In particular, policy makers have been looking at what actions should be taken to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation by SMEs in an increasely connected and global business environment (Audretch and Thurik, 2001).
- Description: B1
- Description: 2003005510
A case study of clustering in regional Australia : Public policies and private action
- Authors: Lowe, Julian , Thompson, Helen , Lynch, David , Braun, Patrice
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at the 30th annual conference of the Australian and New Zealand Regional Science Association International, Beechworth, Victoria : 26th September, 2006
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- Description: The paper starts with an evaluation of a group of ICT organizations in a regional Victorian town and using a range of qualitative and quantitative data evaluates whether there is a cluster emerging and if so what are the processes of clustering that underpin this. Using archival and interview data the paper then examines key events and turning points in the development of what might be identified as a nascent cluster (Rosenfeld, 1997). In the context of current public policy that directly or indirectly supports ‘clustering’, the paper then assesses the effectiveness of public policy versus private action in the development of regional agglomerations of organisations and institutions that may be called clusters.
- Description: E1
- Description: 2003001802
A matter of trust : Networks and entrepreneurs
- Authors: Lowe, Julian , Braun, Patrice
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at Regional Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2006, Auckland, New Zealand : 8th February, 2006 p. 496-509
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- Description: This paper discusses elements of inter-entrepreneurial trust in regional networks and clusters in terms of influencing business processes and economic viability in today’s economy. The message that can be extracted from the literature is that competitive advantage strongly depends on interfirm collaboration and that networks with a high degree of trust lead to entrepreneurship and innovation. The paper highlights two local Victorian network studies, one in the grains industry and one in the tourism industry, and explores trust based relations in these regional networks. Contrasting sectoral results indicate that social network cohesion and trust were found to be present in the grains community but were absent in the tourism community. Borrowing from the economics and leadership literature, it is proposed that trust fosters certain types of inter-entrepreneurial networks. A description of these networks and related policy implications conclude the paper.
- Description: E1
- Description: 2003001805
Action research and network development : Creating actionable knowledge
- Authors: Braun, Patrice
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at 7th ALARPM and 11th PAR World Congress, Groningen, Netherlands : 21st August, 2006
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- Description: To make a valuable contribution to our society today, knowledge must be relevant, applicable and actionable. On the side of managers it calls for collaborative approaches to knowledge creation and knowledge transfer between their organisations and knowledge institutions. On the side of academics, it calls for engaged scholarship aimed at knowledge transfer and knowledge contribution to the practical know-how of managers and organisations. Action researchers have long advocated collaborative knowledge creation processes as the way forward, despite the fact that working within an environment that aspires for knowledge to be become applicable and actionable can be complex and challenging. This paper discusses actionable research methods with a focus on networks and learning in a regional development context.
- Description: E1
- Description: 2003001943
Action research methods
- Authors: Braun, Patrice
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology p. 1-5
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- Description: To date, most research into the implications of the Internet for SMEs has focused on individual business barriers to ICT and e-commerce adoption. Such research has shown that SMEs tend to be time- and resource-poor, with their size being their main disadvantage vis-à-vis ICT adoption (OECD, 2000; Van Beveren & Thompson, 2002). Perhaps the question is not whether small firms have adopted ICT, but rather where are small firms in terms of their ICT adoption. ICT encompasses a series of separate yet interrelated components; for example, electronic mail (e-mail), the Internet, the Web, and e-commerce, which can be adopted in a variety of social and business settings. Hence, it is suggested that ICT cannot be considered as a single technological innovation but rather as a series of (process) innovations, potentially resulting in variable ICT adoption patterns (Walczuch, Van Braven, & Lundgren, 2000).
E-commerce and small tourism firms
- Authors: Braun, Patrice
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology p. 233-238
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- Description: Today’s networked economy is a strategic combination of many factors, with electronic platforms and relationships underpinning competitive advantage. Enabled and driven by information and communication technologies (ICT) and connectivity, the networked economy is challenging the fundamental bases of established government frameworks, conventional business practices, and traditional marketing disciplines. To achieve business success in this techno-economic paradigm requires new ways of thinking for all.