Innovation and Research: A Study in Australian Industry

American analysis applied assess assets Australian companies Australian industry Australian Labor Party Australian Motor Industry benefits biggest Britain British building materials Canberra capital cars cent Chapter Commonwealth competition conducted costs CSIRO dependence on overseas development expenditure directors economic growth economies of scale electrical employed end period engineering estimates export factors figures firms forty-five companies Frascati Manual grants groups important improvements included increase industrial research internal introduced investment involved know-how less licence agreements manufacturing industry Melbourne Melbourne University Press ment mergers OECD oligopoly organisation output overseas companies overseas designs overseas subsidiaries patent pharmaceutical plastics problems processes product differentiation product innovations production function profit programmes projects proportion rate of return rates of profit research and development research associations research department research employment science policy scientific sector significant specific suggested survey Table technical progress tion United University of Melbourne University Press