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Developing New Regional Agendas
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.comUnity: A Study on the Adoption and Diffusion of Internet Technologies in a Regional Tourism Network
Dr Patrice Braun’s thesis, which was completed in 2003, describes the initiation and evolution of an action research project, which investigated the adoption and diffusion of Internet technologies in a regional Australian tourism network. The purpose of the study was to gain a better understanding of the economic, strategic and social potential of regional business clusters and networks in the current techno-economic climate.
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Wine & Regional Tourism: Strengthening Complementarity to Facilitate Regional Development
The primary aim of Dr Pamela Mcrae-Williams' research was to develop a robust model of the overlap of regional wine and tourism clusters and examine the scope for private and public initiatives that may influence regional tourism growth. The research used regional cluster theory as the underpinning economic criteria to investigate micro cluster developments in these two industries and their overlap in wine tourism.
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Development of a Multi-University Collaborative Survey Research Facility
Chief Investigators:Dr Steven McEachern & Prof. Julian Lowe
This is an ARC-LIEF (Infrastructure) project to establish computer assisted telephone and personal interviewing facilities at the University of Ballarat. This facility is one component (in conjunction with Deakin University) in establishing a statewide - and eventually national - survey research facility (the Australian Survey Research Infrastructure Network) that enables academics throughout Victoria to undertake survey research that is efficient but achieves world best practice technical standards.
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Developing a Benchmark Measure of Social Capital: A Pilot Study of the Ballarat community
Chief Investigator: Dr Steven McEachern
Social capital, the ‘features of social organization, such as networks, norms and social trust that facilitate coordination and cooperation for mutual benefit’ (Putnam, 1995: 67) is regarded as a major resource for improving a variety of social outcomes. However, measurement of social capital is subject to much conjecture, and there is no universally recognised tool for measure levels of social capital in Australian communities. The aim of this research is to adapt and pilot test a benchmark survey for measuring levels of social capital in Victorian communities.
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