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ANNOUNCEMENT
Don Lamberton & David Green
Page: 151
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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Original Articles

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THE ROLE OF ECONOMIES OF SCALE IN AUSTRALIAN R&D
Shannon K. Mitchell & Robin E. Stonecash
Pages: 152-167
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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IMPACTS OF THE DOMESTIC MICROWAVE OVEN
Campbell Aitken & Duncan Ironmonger
Pages: 168-178
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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THE AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH GRANTS COMMITTEE: AN ACCOUNT OF THE WAY THINGS WERE
Don Aitkin
Pages: 179-194
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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Miscellany

THE NEW, RUTHLESS ECONOMY
Simon Head
Pages: 195-206
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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Original Articles

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TRANSLATING THE MFP: NATIONAL INNOVATION MANAGEMENT POLICY, HIGH TECHNOLOGY INCUBATORS AND AUSTRALIA-JAPAN RELATIONS
Rhonda Roberts
Pages: 207-232
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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A MICROBIOLOGIST IN INDUSTRY: THE CAREER OF AN AUSTRALIAN WOMAN SCIENTIST
Nessy Allen
Pages: 233-247
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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NUMBER PORTABILITY, REGULATION AND THE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD: AN EMERGENT POLICY HETERODOXY?
Doug Pitt, John Huntley & Niall Levine
Pages: 248-263
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Australia and the Knowledge Economy by P.J. Sheehan, Nick Pappas, Galina Tikhomirova and Paul Sinclair (Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne, December 1995), pp. 230, ISBN 1–87533–8499
Hans-Jürgen Engelbrecht
Pages: 264-267
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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Challenge to Change: Australia in 2020 edited by Richard Eckersley and Kevin Jeans (CSIRO Information Services, East Melbourne, Australia, 1994), pp. 280, A$34.95, ISBN 0–643–05675
John Howells
Pages: 267-269
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforChallenge to Change: Australia in 2020 edited by Richard Eckersley and Kevin Jeans (CSIRO Information Services, East Melbourne, Australia, 1994), pp. 280, A$34.95, ISBN 0–643–05675 | References | PDF (176.1 KB)
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The Technological Transformation of Japan: From the Seventeenth to the Twenty-first Century by Tessa Morris-Suzuki (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1994), pp. x + 304, A$29.95, ISBN 0–521–42492–5
Terry Curtis
Pages: 269-272
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforThe Technological Transformation of Japan: From the Seventeenth to the Twenty-first Century by Tessa Morris-Suzuki (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1994), pp. x + 304, A$29.95, ISBN 0–521–42492–5 | References | PDF (242.7 KB)
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Book Review
Building Competences in the Firm: Lessons from Japanese and European Optoelectronics by Kumiko Miyazaki (St. Martin's Press, New York, 1995), pp. xvi+321, £ 40, ISBN 0 31212314 0
Morris F. Low
Pages: 272-273
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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Emerging Patterns of Innovation: Sources of Japan's Technology Edge by Fumio Kodama (Harvard Business School Press, Boston, 1995), pp. xxvii + 297, ISBN 0–87584–437–5
Tessa Morris-Suzuki
Pages: 273-275
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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Innovation in East Asia: The Challenge to Japan by Michael Hobday (Edward Edgar, Cheltenham 1995), pp. 290, £45, ISBN I 858980178
Andrew Tylecote
Pages: 276-277
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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Book Review
Science on the Run: Information Management and Industrial Geophysics at Schlumberger, 1920–1940 by Geoffrey C. Bowker (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1994), pp.viii+191. ISBN 0–262–02367–9
Roy MacLeod
Pages: 277-279
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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Book Review
Rethinking Technologies edited by VerenaAnermatt Conley (University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, 1993), pp xv+248, ISBN 0–8166–2215–9
C. J. Newell
Pages: 279-281
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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Future Imperfect: The Mixed Blessings of Technology in America by Howard P. Segal, (The University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, 1994), pp. xv + 245, US$15.95 (paperback), ISBN 0–87023–882–5; US$40 (cloth), ISBN 0–87023–881–7
Ian McNicol
Pages: 282-285
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforFuture Imperfect: The Mixed Blessings of Technology in America by Howard P. Segal, (The University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, 1994), pp. xv + 245, US$15.95 (paperback), ISBN 0–87023–882–5; US$40 (cloth), ISBN 0–87023–881–7 | PDF (258.5 KB)
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The Long Wave in the World Economy: The Current Crisis in Historical Perspective by Andrew Tylecote (Routledge, London, 1993) pp. xiv + 340, $44.95, ISBN 0–415–03691–7
James Foreman-Peck
Pages: 285-287
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforThe Long Wave in the World Economy: The Current Crisis in Historical Perspective by Andrew Tylecote (Routledge, London, 1993) pp. xiv + 340, $44.95, ISBN 0–415–03691–7 | References | PDF (178.6 KB)
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Techno logy and Innovation in the International Economy edited by Charles Cooper (Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, 1994), pp. xi+239, £ 39.95, ISBN 1–85898–0275
Shantha Liyanage
Pages: 288-291
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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Book Review
Institutional Economics and the Theory of Value: Essays in Honor of Marc R. Tool edited by Charles M.A. Clark (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston,1995), pp xi + 281, US$87.50, ISBN 0–7923–9606–5
B. H. Easton
Pages: 291-293
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforInstitutional Economics and the Theory of Value: Essays in Honor of Marc R. Tool edited by Charles M.A. Clark (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston,1995), pp xi + 281, US$87.50, ISBN 0–7923–9606–5 | PDF (201.4 KB)
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Book Review
Australian Environmental History: Essays and Cases edited by Stephen Dovers (Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1994), pp. vi + 281, A$26.95, ISBN 0–10–553482–4
R. Ian Jack
Pages: 294-295
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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Sustainable Development: Science, Ethics and Public Policy edited by John Lemons and DonaLd A. Brown (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 1995), pp. xvii+28I, US$149, ISBN 0–7923–3500–7
Sharon Beder
Pages: 296-297
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
CitationforSustainable Development: Science, Ethics and Public Policy edited by John Lemons and DonaLd A. Brown (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 1995), pp. xvii+28I, US$149, ISBN 0–7923–3500–7 | PDF (123 KB)
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For whom the phone rings. Residential Consumers and Telecommunications Competition by Consumers' Telecommunications Network (CTN, Surry Hills, NSW, 1995), pp. 310, A$30.00, ISBN 0–646–23617–2
Brigitte Bauer
Pages: 297-301
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforFor whom the phone rings. Residential Consumers and Telecommunications Competition by Consumers' Telecommunications Network (CTN, Surry Hills, NSW, 1995), pp. 310, A$30.00, ISBN 0–646–23617–2 | PDF (289.7 KB)
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Organisational Change Strategies: Case Studies of Human Resource and Industrial Relations Issues, edited by Margaret Patrickson, Val Bamberand Greg J. Bamber, (Longman Australia Pty Ltd 1995), pp. xii + 322, A$29.95, ISBN 0 582 876516
Luís Monteiro
Pages: 301-303
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforOrganisational Change Strategies: Case Studies of Human Resource and Industrial Relations Issues, edited by Margaret Patrickson, Val Bamberand Greg J. Bamber, (Longman Australia Pty Ltd 1995), pp. xii + 322, A$29.95, ISBN 0 582 876516 | PDF (186.1 KB)
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Publishing in the Information Age: A New Management Framework Cor the Digital Era by Douglas M. Eisenhart (Quorum Books, Westport, CT, USA), pp. xiv + 296, US$55.00, ISBN 0–89930–847–3
Colin Steele
Pages: 303-305
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforPublishing in the Information Age: A New Management Framework Cor the Digital Era by Douglas M. Eisenhart (Quorum Books, Westport, CT, USA), pp. xiv + 296, US$55.00, ISBN 0–89930–847–3 | PDF (182.2 KB)
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Book Review
Mayer on the Media: Issues andArguments by Henry Mayer and edited by Rodney Tiffen, (Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, NSW, 1994), pp. xxi + 201, A$22.95, ISBN 1 86373 625 5
Julianne Stewart
Pages: 306-308
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforMayer on the Media: Issues andArguments by Henry Mayer and edited by Rodney Tiffen, (Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, NSW, 1994), pp. xxi + 201, A$22.95, ISBN 1 86373 625 5 | PDF (194 KB)
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Realizing the Information Future: The Internet and Beyond by the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB), National Research Council (NSF) (National Academy Press, Washington, 1994), pp. vii + 285, US$24.95, ISBN 0–309–05044–8
Brian Morris
Pages: 308-311
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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Shorter Notices

Telstra: To Sell or not to Sell? by Senate Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts References Committee (Senate Printing Unit, Parliament House, Canberra, 1996) pp. xi + 181 + appendices, ISBN 0–642–25641–1
Page: 312
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
CitationforTelstra: To Sell or not to Sell? by Senate Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts References Committee (Senate Printing Unit, Parliament House, Canberra, 1996) pp. xi + 181 + appendices, ISBN 0–642–25641–1 | PDF (100.2 KB)
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National Information Services Council: Agenda papers from the first meeting of the Council 10 August 1995 by the National Information Services Council (Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 1995) pp. viii + 110, ISBN 0–644–45514–4
Page: 312
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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Ownership of Intellectual Property in Universities by the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee (AYCC, Canberra, 1995) pp. vi + 75, ISBN 0–7266–0328–7
Page: 312
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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World Telecommunication Development Report 1995: Information Infrastructures by the Intemational Telecommunication Union (ITU, Geneva, 1995) pp. x + 142 + appendices, ISBN 92–61–05662–8
Page: 312
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
CitationforWorld Telecommunication Development Report 1995: Information Infrastructures by the Intemational Telecommunication Union (ITU, Geneva, 1995) pp. x + 142 + appendices, ISBN 92–61–05662–8 | PDF (49.4 KB)
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Implementing Reforms in the Telecommunications Sector: Lessons from Experience edited by Bjorn Wellenius and Peter A. Stem (The World Bank, Washington, 1994), pp. xii + 757, US $59.95, ISBN 0–8213–2606–6
Page: 313
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
CitationforImplementing Reforms in the Telecommunications Sector: Lessons from Experience edited by Bjorn Wellenius and Peter A. Stem (The World Bank, Washington, 1994), pp. xii + 757, US $59.95, ISBN 0–8213–2606–6 | PDF (55 KB)
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Information Technology and National Trade Facilitation: Making the Most of Global Trade by Robert Schware and Paul Kimberley (The World Bank, Washington, DC, 1995) pp. xv + 42, US $7.95, ISBN 0–8213–3533–2
Page: 313
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
CitationforInformation Technology and National Trade Facilitation: Making the Most of Global Trade by Robert Schware and Paul Kimberley (The World Bank, Washington, DC, 1995) pp. xv + 42, US $7.95, ISBN 0–8213–3533–2 | PDF (55 KB)
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Universal Access to E-Mail: Feasibility and Societal Implications by Robert H Anderson, Tora K Bikson, Sally Ann Law and Bridger M. Mitchell (RAND, Santa Monica, CA, 1995) pp. xxviii + 267, US $15.00, ISBN 0–8330–2331–4
Page: 313
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
CitationforUniversal Access to E-Mail: Feasibility and Societal Implications by Robert H Anderson, Tora K Bikson, Sally Ann Law and Bridger M. Mitchell (RAND, Santa Monica, CA, 1995) pp. xxviii + 267, US $15.00, ISBN 0–8330–2331–4 | PDF (55 KB)
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Miscellany

NEWS
Page: 314
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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