Research has long been concerned with the role that information plays in innovation and in change more generally. Most of the research is strongly empirical, generally involving long-term investigation within organisations. An approach that makes information central to enquiry does not fit comfortably within the boundaries of a single discipline and has necessarily been pursued in several. This is reflected in publication in the journals of many disciplines – economics, physics, geography, history, engineering, electronics, agriculture, management. Inevitably, the research has become inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary. Much of it has been carried out overseas, a great deal in Australia. The work continues to be thoroughly international, involving research collaborators in many parts of the world. The aim of the research is always to contribute to understanding and thereby to both corporate strategy and government policy.

Research Grants

1979:
Myers Committee of Inquiry into Technological Change in Australia*

1980:
Reserve Bank of Australia*

University of Queensland Research Committee*

1981:
Industrial Property Advisory Committee

University of Queensland Special Project Grant*

Australian Research Grants Committee

1982:
Australian Research Grants Scheme*

ASEAN-Australia Joint Research Project

1983:
Queensland Department of Employment and Labor Relations*

University of Queensland Special Project Grant

1984:
University of Queensland Social Science Grant

Technical Change Centre, London

OECD, Paris*

R&D Management

National Research Fellowship*

1985:
OECD, Paris

European Commission*

Australian National University*

Rockefeller Foundation

1987:
Queensland Department of Industry Development

NATO Research Fellowship

University of Queensland Special Project Grant*

1988:
Centre for Economic Policy Research

ESRC

1989:
OECD, Paris

Australian Department of Employment and Youth Affairs*

1990:
ESRC (Programme on Information and Communications Technologies)

British Council (Copenhagen)

1992:
British Council (Stockholm)*

EC Human Capital and Mobility Programme*

OECD, Paris

1993:
OECD, Paris

1994:
EPSRC*

BT Fellowship

1995:
United Nations Development Programme

1996:
ESRC (Intellectual Property Programme)

Committee of Inquiry into Management Research in Australia

Invention Submission Corporation, Pittsburgh

British Council, Madrid

British Council, Lisbon*

1997:
ESRC (Science Policy in a European Context Programme)

European Commission (DALI Project)*

Commission of Inquiry into Management Research in Australia

1998:
ESRC (Senior Management Research Fellowship)

European Commission

1999:
Department of Trade and Industry, London*

European Commission*

Yorkshire and Humberside Universities’ Association*

Glaxo Wellcome*

ASEAN Secretariat*

Oxford Analytica

* grants received with others