Innovation and Research: A Study in Australian Industry

activities advance agreements American analysis applied assess assets associations Australian Australian companies average base benefits Board British capital cars cent Chapter chemical companies compared competition component conducted contract costs countries CSIRO Department dependence difficult directors Economic effect effort electrical employed employment engineering especially established estimates expenditure export extent factors fields figures firms followed four grants growth higher important improvements included increase individual industrial research innovations interest internal introduced investment involved less limited major manufacturing materials measure ment mentioned methods motor origin output overseas parent period plastics possible practice Press problems processes profit progress projects proportion qualified range relatively Report requirements research and development scientific sector seemed shows significant sources specific standards subsidiaries successful suggested survey Table technical tion United University wide