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Multiple Helix Approaches to Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation: A Case Study of the Great Barrier Reef (Australia)

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Multiple Helix Ecosystems for Sustainable Competitiveness

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The purpose of this chapter is to analyze from a multiple helix approach, the relationships between industry, government, business, society and the natural environment in the Great Barrier Reef region of Australia. The main findings suggest that innovation systems are important in sustaining World Heritage Areas such as the Great Barrier Reef. As the world’s largest marine park the results highlight the influence of university-industry-business on the regional development and innovation of the area. The chapter has implications for practice in terms of highlighting the importance of sustainable entrepreneurship approaches and theoretical implications for the design of research linking multiple helix approaches to the natural environment. Suggestions for future research linking regional innovation policies to the natural environment and sustainability are stated.

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  1. Department of Management and Marketing, La Trobe University, Plenty Road Bundoora, Melbourne, 3086, VIC, Australia

    Vanessa Ratten

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  1. Departamento de Organizacón de Empresas, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain

    Marta Peris-Ortiz

  2. Management and Economic University of Beira Interior and NECE—Research Unit in Business Sciences, Covilhã, Portugal

    João J. Ferreira

  3. Ciências Empresariais/Engenharia Industrial Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco & NECE Research Unit in Business Sciences, Castelo Branco, Portugal

    Luís Farinha

  4. Engenharia Industrial Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco & Centro ALGORITMI – Universidade do Minho, Castelo Branco, Portugal

    Nuno O. Fernandes

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Ratten, V. (2016). Multiple Helix Approaches to Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation: A Case Study of the Great Barrier Reef (Australia). In: Peris-Ortiz, M., Ferreira, J., Farinha, L., Fernandes, N. (eds) Multiple Helix Ecosystems for Sustainable Competitiveness. Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29677-7_2

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