Journal article
Regional Development: The Importance of a Relationship with Government
Journal of Economic and Social Policy, Vol.16(2), 7
2014
Abstract
This paper examines the role of Economic Development Officers (EDOs) in implementing policies aimed at assisting businesses to grow as a strategy of regional growth. Page's (2006) policy framework (principles, policy lines, measures and practices) is used to examine the issues with implementation. The strongest theme emerging from the findings is that the business owner/managers were very dissatisfied with the processes involved in applying for funding; the instruments, although, most suggested that they were more satisfied once the funding arrived. The business owner/managers identified public departments working as independent "silos", the maze of bureaucracies and the long lead times as significant problems. Such findings provide a plausible reason to explain why Australian businesses have such a low take up of government programs aimed at promoting innovation via a collaboration strategy.
Details
- Title
- Regional Development: The Importance of a Relationship with Government
- Authors
- Rodney Farr-Wharton (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessBen Farr-Wharton (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityYvonne O Brunetto (Author) - Southern Cross University
- Publication details
- Journal of Economic and Social Policy, Vol.16(2), 7; 14
- Publisher
- Southern Cross University, Centre for Policy Research
- Date published
- 2014
- ISSN
- 1325-2224
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2014 The Authors. Published version of this paper reproduced with the kind permission of the publisher.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448880902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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