Innovation in Australian mid-market firms: The critical role of leader cognition

创新文献集中在大公司和小型创业企业的创新，忽视了中型企业。凭借与一系列中型市场公司合作的难得机会，该项目旨在专注于中型公司创新的独特理论方面。该项目的调查解决了创新战略文献中的关键空白，并有助于组织成果的微观基础的新生文献。具体而言，该项目侧重于领导者的认知如何驱动创新的强度和类型，并影响创新的绩效后果。该项目还旨在为澳大利亚的中型企业提供实用的解决方案。

The innovation literature has focused on innovation in large corporations and small entrepreneurial firms, ignoring medium-sized firms. With a rare opportunity to work with a partner organisation on a range of mid-market firms, the project aims to focus on the unique theoretical aspects of innovation in medium-sized firms. The project’s investigation addresses critical gaps in the innovation strategy literature and contributes to a nascent literature on the microfoundations of organisational outcomes. Specifically, the project focuses on how leader cognitions drive the intensity and type of innovation and influence the performance consequences of innovation. The project also aims to provide practical prescriptions to medium-sized firms in Australia.