Research Activity Overview

Book Chapters

• Ronald C Beckett, Elaine Saunders and Peter Blamey (in preparation) Optimising hearing aid utilisation using telemedicine tools. In Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha and Isabel Miranda (Eds) Encyclopedia of E-Health and Telemedicine. IGI Global, Hershey, Pa, USA

• Ronald C Beckett (In Press) Learning to facilitate innovation. In Fawzy Soliman (Ed) From Knowledge Management to Learning Organisation to Innovation: The Way Ahead. Cambridge Scholars Publishing

• Ronald C Beckett (2014) Establishing learning places and knowledge flows to stimulate innovation. Chapter 4 in Fawzy Soliman (Ed) Learning models for innovation in organisations: Examining the roles of knowledge transfer and Human Resources Management, IGI Global, Hershey, Pa, USA

• Ronald C Beckett (2012) ‘Embedding environmental practices in SMEs: Four exploratory case studies.’ In Davila, A, Elvira, M, Ramirez, J and Zapata-Cantu, L (Eds) ‘Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environments.’ Palgrave McMillan

• Ronald C Beckett and Paul Couchman (2012) 'Engaging Small Businesses in Innovation: Building Absorptive Capacity through R&D Clubs ‘. In Davila, A, Elvira, M, Ramirez, J and Zapata-Cantu, L (Eds) ‘Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environments.’ Palgrave McMillan

• Beckett, R.C; Rowland-Campbell, A and Strahl, P (2011) Critical Success Factors to Yield Business Benefits from Semantic Technologies. In Cruz-Cunha, M.M and Varajão (Eds) E-Business issues, Challenges and Opportunities for SMEs: Driving Competitiveness, IGI Global, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA

• Beckett, R.C and Jones, M.J (2011) Active Ageing: Using an ARCON framework to study U3A (University of the Third Age) in Australia. In Camarinha-Matos, L.M; Pereira-Klen, A and Afsarmanesh, H (Eds) Adaptation and Value Creating Collaborative Networks. Springer, Dordrecht, ISBN 978 – 3-642-23329-6 pp189 – 196 

• Ronald C Beckett and Paul K Couchman (2010) “Join the Club: Entrepreneurial SMEs and Collaborative R&D Networks” In “Organizing and Managing in the Era of Globalization, P Singh and S Verma (Ed), Sage Publications. Pp 189 - 209

• Beckett, R.C and Jones, M (2010) The Variable Nature of Trust in Sustainable Collaborative Ventures. In Camarinha, L.M; Bousher, X and Afmarmanesh, H (Eds) Collaborative Networks for a Sustainable World, Springer

• Ronald C Beckett (2009) “ An approach to measuring the performance of a large-scale collaboration” Camarinha-Matos , Paraskakis, I and Arfsarmanesh (Eds) “Leveraging Knowledge for Innovation in Collaborative Networks” Springer, New York, pp 495 - 504 (ISBN10-3-642-04567-7)

• Ronald C Beckett and Paul K Couchman (2009) “Join the Club: Entrepreneurial SMEs and Collaborative R&D Networks” In “Globalisation: Realities, Challenges and Responses”, S Verma (Ed), Sage Publications, India  

• Ross Chapman, Terry Sloan and Ron Beckett (2008) “Operations Excellence” In Samson, D and Singh, P.J. (Eds) “Operations Management – An Integrated Approach” Cambridge University Press, Melbourne ISBN 978-0521-70077-1

• John P. T Mo, Ron C Beckett, Laszlo Nemes and Stuart Woodman (2006) “Development of an Open ICT Infrastructure for Internet Based Integration” In Camarinha-Matos, L.M, Afsarmanesh, H & Ollus, M. (Eds) “Network-centric collaboration and supporting frameworks.” Springer, New York pp 461 – 470

• Ronald C Beckett (2006) “Issues of Participant Absorptive Capacity in Establishing Virtual Enterprise Operations” In Camarinha-Matos, L.M, Afsarmanesh, H & Ollus, M. (Eds) “Network-centric collaboration and supporting frameworks.” Springer, New York pp 85-92

• R.C.Beckett (2005) “Perceptions of value that sustain collaborative networks” In Camarinha-Matos, L.M, Afsarmanesh, H & Ortiz, A. (Eds) “Collaborative Networks and Their Breeding Environments” Springer, New York, pp 329-336

• J. Mo, R. Beckett and L.Nemes (2005) “Technology Infrastructure for a Virtual Organization of Toolmakers” In Camarinha-Matos, L.M, Afsarmanesh, H & Ortiz, A. (Eds) “Collaborative Networks and Their Breeding Environments” Springer, New York, pp 493-500

• Ronald C Beckett (2005) “Collaboration is now a strategic necessity” Handbook of Business Strategy, pp327 – 332. Emerald Group Publishing ISSN 0849-4318

• Beckett, R.C. (2004) “Exploring Sustainable Virtual Enterprises: Two Case Studies” In Camarinha-Matos, L.M. (Ed) “Virtual Enterprises and Collaborative Networks”, Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, pp 491 - 498

• Gerhard Smid and Ronald Beckett (2004) “Learning and Sustainable Change: Designing Learning Spaces” Chapter 19 in Boonstra, J. J. (Ed) “Dynamics in Organisational Change and Learning” John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, UK, pp403 – 428.

• Ronald Beckett (2003) “Knowledge and Business Processes “ in Hasan, H and Handzic, M (Eds) “Australian Studies in Knowledge Management” University of Wollongong Press, ISBN 0-86418-724-6, pp 442-484

• Beckett, R.C (2001) “Accessing Corporate Memory to Create Value – Some Knowledge Structure Concepts” in Mo,J.P.T and Nemes, L (eds) “Global Engineering, Manufacturing and Enterprise Networks” Kluwer Academic Publishers, Massachusetts, pp 2-16

Journal Articles

• Ronald C Beckett (In Preparation) Quality Assurance in a Radical Innovation Environment. The TQM Journal (tba)

• Ronald C Beckett (in Press) Functional System Maps as Boundary Objects in Complex System Development. International Journal of Agile Systems and Management. (tba)

• Ronald C Beckett and Michael Jones (2012) Collaborative Network Success and the Variable Nature of Trust. Production Planning & Control - The Management of Operations, Volume 23, Issue 4, pp 240-251

• Ronald C Beckett and Paul Hyland (2011) Effective Communication in Innovation Processes. Journal of Science Communication. Vol 10, Iss 4. P8

• Ronald C Beckett and Michael Jones (2011) Collaborative Network Success and the Variable Nature of Trust.  Production Planning & Control - The Management of Operations,  DOI:10.1080/09537287.2011.627654

• Ronald C Beckett (2010) “Blending creativity and structure in implementing a novel idea” International Journal of Product Development, Vol 11, Nos 3 / 4, pp 177-195

• Ronald C Beckett (2009) “Marketing Capabilities under a Collective Brand - Three Longitudinal Case Studies of Australian SME Experience” Small Enterprise Research Journal

• Ronald C Beckett (2009) “ Capturing knowledge during a dynamically evolving R&D project: A particular application of Wiki software” International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, Vol 9, No 2, pp 59 - 68

• R. C. Beckett (2008) “Utilizing an adaptation of the absorptive capacity concept in a virtual enterprise context” International Journal of Production Research.(on-line) Vol 46, Iss 5, March, pp 1243 – 1252 (ISSN 1366-588X)

• Paul K Couchman and Ron Beckett (2006) “Achieving Effective Cross-sector R&D Collaboration -  A Proposed Management Framework” Prometheus, Vol 24, No 2, pp 151 - 166

• Paul Hyland and Ron Beckett (2005) “Engendering an innovative culture and maintaining operational balance” Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol 12, No 3 pp 323 - 352

• Paul W. Hyland and Ronald C Beckett (2004) “Innovation and enhancement of enterprise capabilities – A survey of assessment approaches” International journal of Technology Management and Sustainable Development, Vol 3, No 1, pp34 - 46

• Beckett, R.C (2004) “Exploring Virtual Enterprises using Activity Theory”. Australian Journal of Information Systems, Vol 12, No 1, pp103 - 110

• Beckett, R.C. (2004) “Stimulating and evolving knowledge-oriented improvement processes in a business enterprise” Jnl Manufacturing Technology Management, Vol 15, No 4, pp 325-334 

• Ronald C Beckett (2003) “Determining the anatomy of business systems for a virtual enterprise” Computers in Industry, Vol 51, Issue 2, June pp 127-138

• Hyland, P and Beckett, R (2002) “Learning to compete: the value of internal benchmarking” Benchmarking – An International Journal, Vol 9, No 3, pp 293-304

• Hyland, P, Sloan, T and Beckett, R (2002) “Learning to compete: post-graduate training in an aerospace company” Journal of European Industrial Training, Vol 26, No 2/3/4, pp100-108

• Sloan, T.R, Hyland, P.W and Beckett, R. (2002) “ Learning as a competitive advantage: Innovative training in the Australian Aerospace Industry” International Journal of Technology Management Vol 23, No 4, pp341-352

• Beckett, R.C. and Murray, P (2000) “Learning by Auditing: a knowledge creating approach”.  The TQM Magazine, Vol 12, No. 2, pp 125-136.

• Beckett, R.C. (2000) “A characterisation of Corporate Memory as a knowledge System”. Journal of Knowledge Management Vol 4, No 4 pp 311-319

Conference Papers

• Ronald C Beckett and Ross L Chapman (2014) What Business Model Constructs Drive Innovation in Australian Manufacturing SMEs? 28th ANZAM Conference Reshaping Management for Impact, University of Technology, Sydney, 3 – 5 December

• Ronald C Beckett (2014) Food Sector SME innovation: Entrepreneurial Bricolage Combining Recipes, Tastes and Benefits 28th ANZAM Conference Reshaping Management for Impact, University of Technology, Sydney, 3 – 5 December

• Ronald C Beckett (2014) Old Stuff and New Stuff in Product-Service Bundling. CE 2014 “Conference: Moving Integrated Product Development to Service Clouds in Global Economy” September 8-10, Beijing, China

• Ronald C Beckett (2014) Developing Service Innovation Initiatives Drawing on ISO 42010. 18th International Conference on ISO & TQM – Enhancing Growth and Productivity through Best Practices in TQM. 21-24 April 2014, Kuching, Malaysia

• John Mo and Ronald C Beckett (2013) Stimulating Innovation in Complex System Support: a Structured Approach. 6th ISPIM Innovation Symposium – Innovation in the Asian Century, Melbourne, Australia, 8-11 December

• Ronald C Beckett; Paul Couchman and Hardik Vachhrajani (2013) Exploring the Social Dimension of Innovation in Food Manufacturing SMEs. 6th ISPIM Innovation Symposium – Innovation in the Asian Century, Melbourne, Australia, 8-11 December

• Ronald C Beckett; Ross, L Chapman, Paul Couchman, Victoria Heathcote and Andrew O'Loughlin (2013)Stimulating and Managing Innovation in a University: and Exploratory Study. 6th ISPIM Innovation Symposium – Innovation in the Asian Century, Melbourne, Australia, 8-11 December

• Paul Couchman and Ronald C Beckett (2013) Construing Innovation as a Social Act: Any Clues for SMEs? British Academy of Management Conference, Liverpool Sept 10-12

• Ronald C Beckett (2013) Learning and Concurrent Engineering in the Development of a High Technology Product/Service System. 20th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering, Melbourne, Australia, September 2 - 6

• Ronald C Beckett (2013) Quality Assurance in the Evolution of an Innovation. 17th International Conference on ISO & TQM - Business Innovation for Sustainability & Organisational Development. 23-25 August 2013, UTS, Sydney

• Ronald C Beckett (2013) Sustainability, Standards and Business Innovation. 17th International Conference on ISO & TQM - Business Innovation for Sustainability & Organisational Development. 23-25 August 2013, UTS, Sydney

• Ronald C Beckett (2013) Industry-Driven R&D Intermediary Organisations: The ASCI Case. Proc 11th ANZAM Operations, Supply Chain and Service Management Conference, Brisbane, June 20/21

• Ronald C Beckett (2012) Mobilizing Experience: Third Age innovation and Entrepreneurship. 12th International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, University Center, Chicago USA, 6-8 July

• Ronald C Beckett (2012) The Establishment of a Supply Chain Research Collaboration as a Virtual Enterprise. Proc 10t ANZAM Operations, Supply Chain and Services Management Symposium, Melbourne, Australia 14-16 June (ISBN 978-0-646-57811-8)

• Ronald C Beckett and Ross Chapman (2011) Understanding the Value Chain Imperatives for New Technology Implementation: An Australian R&D Case. Proc 25th Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Wellington, Dec 7-9

• Beckett, R,C (2011) The Multiple Faces of Sustainability: The Sustainability Matrix Concept. Proc Asia-Pacific Researchers in Organization Studies 14th biennial conference (Auckland, New Zealand) Auckland, New Zealand, Nov 29 – Dec 1

• Beckett, R,C and O’Loughlin, A (2011) Kairotic Moments: A Conjunction of Idea and Resources with Time and Place. Proc Asia-Pacific Researchers in Organization Studies 14th biennial conference (Auckland, New Zealand) Auckland, New Zealand, Nov 29 – Dec 1

• Beckett, R,C (2011) Emergent Innovation: Working in the Imagination Proc Asia-Pacific Researchers in Organization Studies 14th biennial conference (Auckland, New Zealand) Auckland, New Zealand, Nov 29 – Dec 1

• Beckett, R,C and Couchman, P.K (2011) Capturing Value from R&D Clubs. Proc Asia-Pacific Researchers in Organization Studies 14th biennial conference (Auckland, New Zealand) Auckland, New Zealand, Nov 29 – Dec 1

• Beckett, R.C (2011) Learning Within a Radical Innovation Project: A Longitudinal Case Study 12th International CINet Conference Continuous Innovation: Doing More with Less Arhus, Denmark, 11-13 September 

• Beckett, R.C (2011) The Conjunction of Two Megatrends: Open Innovation and Environmental Sustainability. 12th International CINet Conference Continuous Innovation: Doing More with Less Arhus, Denmark, 11-13 September 

• Beckett, R.C (2011) Network Pictures and Environmental Sustainability Initiatives. IMP Annual Conference: The impact of globalization on networks and relationship dynamics, Glasgow, U.K, Aug 30 – Sept 3

• Beckett, R.C and Frederick, H (2011) Grandpa as an entrepreneur: Population dynamics of social and business entrepreneurship, an exploratory analysis. 3rd Indonesia International Conference on Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Small Business. Gedung Merdeka, Bandung, Indonesia, July 25 - 28 

• Beckett, R.C. (2011) Operational Readiness to Support Sustainability Initiatives. Proc 9th ANZAM Operations, Supply Chain and Services Management Symposium, Deakin University, Geelong, June 15 – 17

• Beckett, R.C (2011) Establishing a web-based learning laboratory to facilitate collaborative innovation and knowledge diffusion. Proc 10th International Research Conference on Quality, Innovation & Knowledge Management, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 15 – 18 (ISBN 978-0-7326-2428-6)

• Beckett, R.C (2011) Matters of National Innovation Infrastructure and the Performance of Firms. Proc 10th International Research Conference on Quality, Innovation & Knowledge Management, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 15 – 18 (ISBN 978-0-7326-2428-6)

• Beckett, R.C and Li, Z (2010) Establishing a Collaborative Network Organisation in a complex business environment. 8th ANZAM Operations, Supply Chain and Services Management Symposium, Sydney, June 6-8.

• Beckett, R.C and Berendsen, G (2010) Stimulating Learning and Innovation to Confront Sustainability Issues. Proc 11th International CINet Conference “Practicing Innovation in Times of Discontinuity”, Zurich, Switzerland Sept 5 – 7 (ISBN 978-90-77360-13-2)

• Beckett, R,C and O’Loughlin, A (2010)  The Dynamics of Innovation: Managing Kairotic Moments. Proc 11th International CINet Conference “Practicing Innovation in Times of Discontinuity”, Zurich, Switzerland Sept 5 – 7 (ISBN 978-90-77360-13-2) (runner-up Best Paper award)

• Beckett, R.C and Zhang, G (2010) Practicing Innovation within National Innovation Systems: An Australian Perspective. Proc 11th International CINet Conference “Practicing Innovation in Times of Discontinuity”, Zurich, Switzerland Sept 5 – 7 (ISBN 978-90-77360-13-2)

• Beckett, R.C and Berendsen, G (2010) Exploring the Utility of a Multi-Level Collaboration Modeling Framework. Proc 24th Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Adelaide, Dec 7-10

• Beckett, R,C and O’Loughlin, A (2010) Structuring Creative and Innovation Transitions: the Notion of Kairos. . Proc 24th Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Adelaide, Dec 7-10

• Couchman, P.K and Beckett, R.C (2009) “Engaging Small Business in Innovation: Building Absorptive Capacity through “R&D Clubs”” 13th Asia-Pacific Researchers in Organisational Studies Conference, Monterray, Mexico December 6 - 9

• Beckett, R.C and Rowland-Campbell, A (2009) “Five Strategies for Interlacing Creativity Initiatives with Traditional Work Practices” 13th Asia-Pacific Researchers in Organisational Studies Conference, Monterray, Mexico December 6 - 9

• Beckett, R.C (2009) “Embedding Environmental Practices in SMEs: Four Exploratory Case Studies” 13th Asia-Pacific Researchers in Organisational Studies Conference, Monterray, Mexico December 6 - 9

• Chapman, R.L, Beckett, R.C and Gertsen, F (2009) “Innovation Facilitation within a Regional Industry Cluster” 23rd Australian and New Zealand Acadamy of Management Conference, Melbourne  Australia, Dec 1 - 4.

• Ronald C Beckett and Ryan Gould (2009) “ Unpacking SME Innovation: A Complexity Theory Perspective” Proc 10th International Continuous Innovation Network (CINet) Conference, Brisbane, Australia  6 - 8 September. (ISBN 978-90-77360-12-5)

• Ronald C Beckett and Paul Hyland (2009) “Effective Communication in the Innovation Process” Proc 10th International Continuous Innovation Network (CINet) Conference, Brisbane, Australia  6 - 8 September. (ISBN 978-90-77360-12-5)

• Ronald C Beckett and Andrew O’Loughlin (2009) “Characterising Transitions in the Process of Innovating using Concepts of Structuration and Creative Problem-Solving” Proc 10th International Continuous Innovation Network (CINet) Conference, Brisbane, Australia  6 - 8 September. (ISBN 978-90-77360-12-5)

• Beckett, Ronald C and Gould, Ryan (2009) “Mapping the Innovation Space Characteristics of some Australian Manufacturing SMEs” Proc 7th Operations, Supply Chain and Services Management Symposium, 8 10 June, Adelaide, Australia pp 104 - 117 (ISBN 978-0-9806179-3-1)

• Ross L Chapman and Ron Beckett (2008) “ A Learning Laboratory Approach for Business Improvement: The Case of Discontinuous Innovation” ANZAM Conference, Auckland New Zealand, December

• Ronald C Beckett (2008) “An Integrative Approach to Project Management in a Small Team Developing a Complex Product” International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Singapore, December 8 – 11 (ISBN 978-1-4244-2630-0)

• Beckett, Ronald C and Hyland, Paul W B (2008) “The Role of Transition Agents in the Innovation Process” Proc 9th International CINet Conference, Valencia, Spain 5-9 September

• Beckett, Ronald C. and O’Loughlin, Andrew (2008) ”The Dynamics of Change Underpinning Transitions in the Innovation Process” Proc 9th International CINet Conference, Valencia, Spain 5-9 September

• Ronald C Beckett (2008) “SME’s finding a niche position in an emerging technology market: two cases” 6th ANZAM Operations, Supply Chain and Services Management Symposium, Gold Coast June 8 – 10 (ISBN 9780734039439)

• Paul K Couchman and Ronald C Beckett (2007) “Join the Club: Entrepreneurial SMEs and Collaborative R&D Networks” Proc APROS Conference, New Dehli, India, December

• Ronald C Beckett (2007) “Australian SMEs doing business in Asia - Four longitudinal case studies” Proc IMP Asia Conference, Phuket, Thailand, 9-13 December (ISBN 1 74067 563 0)

• Ronald C Beckett  (2007) “Breeding Networks and Brokerage: Some observations from four different cases”  Proc  ANZAM Conference, Sydney, Australia, December

• Ron Beckett and Paul Hyland (2007) “Ideas in transition: Building absorptive capacity to enhance the innovation process” Proc 8th International CINet Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, September ll-17 (ISBN 978-90-77360-09-S)

• Ronald C Beckett (2007) “Some generic competency issues to be considered by SME’s embracing nanotechnology” Proc ANZAM Operations Management Conference, Melbourne, June 6-7 (ISBN 978-0-07340-3752-7

• Ronald C Beckett (2007) “Social Capital supporting the rapid development of SME collaborations” Proc  8th International Research Conference on Quality, Innovation and Knowledge Management, New Delhi, India Feb 12-14 (ISBN 978 0 7326 2297 8)

• Ronald C Beckett (2007) “Supporting cross-sector collaborative innovation using a virtual organization strategy – a longitudinal case study” Proc  8th International Research Conference on Quality, Innovation and Knowledge Management, New Delhi, India Feb 12-14 (ISBN 978 0 7326 2297 8)

• Ronald C Beckett (2006) “Mobilizing Minnows – Small Firms Striving for Global Leadership” International Manufacturing Leaders Forum (IMLF 2006), Taiwan, October

• Ronald C Beckett and Helen Hasan (2006) “The use of Activity Theory in Understanding Multi-actor Market Oriented Collaborations” Proc “Transformational Tools for the 21st Century” (TT21C) Conference, Rockhampton, October

• Ronald C Beckett (2006) “The Evolution of Some Collaborative Marketing Networks of SME’s” 22nd Industrial Marketing & Purchasing (IMP) Conference, Milan, Italy, September 7-9

• Ronald C Beckett (2006) “ Matters of Intuition and Timing in Sustaining an Innovation System – The Role of Pattern-seeking and Anticipatory Learning” 7th International CINet Conference, Lucca, Italy, 8-12 September

• Phil Bretherton, Ron Beckett, Claudine Soosay and Paul Hyland (2006) “Building innovative capacity in SMEs: The role of Mentoring”  7th International CINet Conference, Lucca, Italy, 8-12 September

• Ronald C Beckett (2006) “Building Operational Effectiveness in a Virtual Organization” in Corbet, L and Elias, A (Eds) “Operations: Strategy, Systems and Networks”. 4th ANZAM Operations Management Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand June 6/7 (ISBN 0475 12289 5)

• Beckett, R.C (2005) “Building Social Capital in the Australian Toolmaking Industry” Proc 2nd meeting of IMP group in Asia, “Building social capital in networks”, Phuket, Thailand, Dec12-14 ISBN 1 74067 425 1

• Beckett, R.C. (2005) “Strategy in Practice: a comparison of practices in a large and a small firm” Proc 11th International Colloquium of Asia-Pacific Researchers in Organization Studies, “Performing Organization”, Melbourne, Australia, Dec 4-7

• Beckett, R.C. (2005) “Knowledge Management: some observations on the practicality of a knowledge broker function” Proc 11th International Colloquium of Asia-Pacific Researchers in Organization Studies, “Performing Organization”, Melbourne, Australia, Dec 4-7

• Beckett, R.C. (2005) “Engagement in Collaborations: Interpreting models and potential inhibitors in an SME industrial context” Proc 11th International Colloquium of Asia-Pacific Researchers in Organization Studies, “Performing Organization”, Melbourne, Australia, Dec 4-7

• Beckett, R.C. (2005) “Blending industry and academic perspectives in organizational research” Proc 11th International Colloquium of Asia-Pacific Researchers in Organization Studies, “Performing Organization”, Melbourne, Australia, Dec 4-7

• Beckett, R.C (2005) “When Innovation is Necessary but not Sufficient” Proc 6th International CINet Conference, Brighton U.K. Sept 4-6 ISBN 90 77360 05 0

• Beckett, R.C (2005) “Combining Implicit and Explicit Knowledge to Map and Learn from Infrequent Incidents in Support of Reliability Assurance” ANZAM Operations Management Symposium, Rockhampton, June 13-14

• Beckett, R.C. (2005) “Making innovation a managed business process: Some Australian Tooling industry technology opportunities” IMLF Conference 2005 “Global Competitive Manufacturing”, Adelaide, Feb 27 – March 2.

• Beckett, R.C. (2005) “Mobilising Minnows – Creating Innovative New Value Chains for Small Firms in a Changing Global Environment” 7th International Research Conference on Quality, Innovation and Knowledge Management – “Application and Synthesis in the Global Economy” February 16 –18, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia IBSN 0-7326-2277-8, pp 115-124

• Beckett, R.C., Kennedy, J, Bretherton, P and Hyland, P (2005) “Facilitating a knowledge network of startups: some lessons from Australia” 7th International Research Conference on Quality, Innovation and Knowledge Management – “Application and Synthesis in the Global Economy” February 16 –18, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia IBSN 0-7326-2277-8, pp 105-114

• Hyland, P and Beckett, R.C (2004) “Balancing innovation and efficiency, the divergent and the convergent thinking worlds” CIMOC Symposium, Hong Kong, 2-4 June 2004

• Beckett, R.C. (2004) “Collaborative Innovation: the Views of Some Industry R&D Managers” ANZAM Operation Management Symposium, Melbourne, 17-18 June ISBN 0 7340 3022 3

• Beckett, R.C. and Hyland, P (2004) “An approach to characterising organisation culture with an example linked to innovation ” ANZAM Operation Management Symposium, Melbourne, 17-18 June ISBN 0 7340 3022 3

• Beckett, R.C (2004) “Exploring Virtual Enterprises using Activity Theory” ISCAR Conference “Application of Activity Theory to Education, Information Systems and Business” Wollongong, 12-13 July (ISSN 1449-3586)

• Beckett, R.C. (2004) “The Potential Influence of Local Government Strategies on B2B Networks” IMP Conference, Copenhagen, 2-4 September

• Beckett, R.C (2004) “The Influence of Intersecting Technology and Market Factors on the Dominant Style of Innovation in a Firm” 5th International CINet Conference, Sydney, September 22-25 (ISBN 1 74108 069 X)

• Beckett, R.C and Hyland, P (2004) “Innovative Organisation Cultures: A Tale of Two Toolmakers” 5th International CINet Conference, Sydney, September 22-25, (ISBN 1 74108 069 X)

• Ronald C Beckett (2003) “Corporate decay or corporate stupidity: auditing loss of distinctive capacity after restructure” Operations Management Symposium, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, Sydney, 12-13 June

• Paul Hyland and Ronald C Beckett (2003) “Enhancing the new product development process in a materials processing operation” Operations Management Symposium, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, Sydney, 12-13 June

• Ronald C Beckett and Paul Hyland (2003) “Mapping collaborative transactions in alliances and networks that yield business benefits” In Proceedings of IMP group Conference, Lugano, Switzerland, 4-6 September

• Ronald C Beckett (2003) “The application of GRAI-GRID analysis to fast-track tooling production“ 9th International Conference on Manufacturing Excellence, Melbourne, Australia, 13-15 October

• Ronald C Beckett and Paul Hyland (2003) “Driving innovation: a systemic approach  “ 9th International Conference on Manufacturing Excellence, Melbourne, Australia, 13-15 October

• Ronald C Beckett (2003) “Some Contingency Factors Driving a Culture of Innovation within Individual Companies or Parts of them“ APROS International Colloquium, “New world: translating the past, narrating the present & organising the future” Oaxaca, Mexico, 7-10 December

• Ronald C Beckett (2003) “Maintaining distinctive capacity after restructure: some interactions between organisational form and organisational knowledge APROS International Colloquium, “New world: translating the past, narrating the present & organising the future” Oaxaca, Mexico, 7-10 December

• Paul Couchman and Ronald C Beckett (2003) “Managing Effective Cross-Sector R&D Collaborations “ APROS International Colloquium, “New world: translating the past, narrating the present & organising the future” Oaxaca, Mexico, 7-10 

• Beckett, R.C, Hyland, P.W and Soosay, C (2002) “Representing Enterprise Innovation: A Systems Engineering View” Proceedings of the Sixth International Research Conference on Quality, Innovation and Knowledge Management, Kuala Lumpur, 17-20 Feb

• Ronald C Beckett (2002) “Stimulating and evolving knowledge-oriented improvement processes in a business enterprise” CINet Conference, Helsinki, September

• Ronald C Beckett (2002) “The evolution of an Aerospace innovation network: a ten year case study“ - in Proceedings of the IMP Group, Asia Conference “Culture and Collaboration in Distribution Networks”, Perth, Australia Dec 11-13, 2002, ISBN 1 74067 184 8

• Ronald C Beckett (2002) “Substituting risk management for trust in a fast-tracked collaboration“ - in Proceedings of the IMP Group, Asia Conference “Culture and Collaboration in Distribution Networks”, Perth, Australia Dec 11-13, 2002, ISBN 1 74067 184 8

• Beckett, R.C. (2001) “The influence of different views of knowledge management on it’s implementation within an enterprise” 2nd International conference in Co-operation and Competition, Cairo, 27-29 Dec 20

• Gerhard Smid and Ron Beckett (2001) “Methods and tools for the design of learning support for adults in the context of sustainable change – a critical view” 17th Colloquium, European Group for Organisational Studies, July 5 – 7, Lyon, France 

• Smid, G and Beckett, R (2001) “Methods and tools for the design of learning support for adults in the context of sustainable change and innovation” Proceedings of the APROS ( Asia-Pacific Researchers in Organisational Studies), Hong Kong, 3-5 Dec

• Couchman, P.K and Beckett, R (2001) “Cross-sector Collaboration: Exploring industry and Academic Perspectives on Usable Knowledge” Proceedings of the APROS ( Asia-Pacific Researchers in Organisational Studies), Hong Kong, 3-5 Dec

• Beckett, R.C., Hyland, P and Sloan, T (2000) “Learning to Compete: Post-Graduate Training in an Aerospace Company”. Proceedings of International Conference of Working Knowledge; productive learning of work, December 11-13, Sydney.

• Beckett, R.C and Hyland, P W (2000) “Learning to Compete; the Value of Internal Benchmarking”. Proceedings of ANZAM Conference 2000 3-6 December, Sydney, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management

• Beckett, R.C (2000) “A Diagnostic Tool for Identifying Barriers to Organisational Learning” Proceedings of the APROS ( Asia-Pacific Researchers in Organisational Studies), Sydney, Australia, 14-17 Dec

• Ronald C Beckett “Accessing Corporate Memory – some Knowledge structure concepts” 4th International Conference on Design of Information Infrastructure Systems for Manufacturing 2000. Melbourne, November 15 – 17 2000

• Ron Beckett (2000)“Balancing cost and performance in high technology composite structures” ACUN-2 International Composites meeting: Composites in the Transport Industry, University of New south Wales, 14 – 18 Feb 

• Ron Beckett and Fawzy Soliman “The Role of Critical Knowledge in Enterprise Management”  KNOW 99, University of Technology, Sydney 26-27 November 1999

• Ronald C Beckett “A Characterisation of Corporate Memory as a Knowledge System” KNOW 99, University of Technology, Sydney, 26-27 November 1999

• Glen Duncan, Ron Beckett, Richard Marsh and Fawzy Soliman “ The Role of Critical Information in Enterprise Knowledge Management” Proceeding of the 4th International Conference on Networking Entities, Leeds, U.K. 15-16 October 1998

• Peter Murray and Ronald C Beckett “Strategic orientations of Continuous Improvement and Learning: A Conceptual Approach” Proceedings of  the 2nd EUROCINET Conference, University of Twente, The Netherlands, 14-15 September 1998

• Ronald C Beckett and Peter Murray “Learning by Auditing: a Knowledge Creation Approach” Proceedings of the World Innovation and Strategy Conference, Sydney, Australia, 2-5 August 1999

• P.W.B Hyland, T.R. Sloan and R.C Beckett “Maintaining an Aerospace Industry in Australia – Learning to Compete. A Case Study in Innovative Training ” Proceedings of the 6th IERA Conference, Wollongong, July 15-17 1998

 Industry Studies

• W. Kathy Tannous, Ann Dadich and Ron Beckett. Report for Cerebral Palsy Alliance: Evaluation of the Ignition Mentoring Program. Centre for Industry and Innovation Studies, University of Western Sydney, July 2011 (ISBN 978-1-74108-235-7)

• Ron Beckett and Ross Chapman. A Research Study of the NSW Government’s Western Sydney IT Cluster Program  Centre for Industry and Innovation Studies, University of Western Sydney , February / March, 2009

• Advanced Manufacturing Australia (AMAus) Submission to the Review of the National Innovation System, April, 2008

• Exploring some advanced manufacturing applications of nanotechnology (2007) – an 18 month technology roadmapping study carried out collaboratively by four Western Sydney SMEs with support from the University of Western Sydney. Final report published April 2007

• Reconstructing SME linkages for global competitiveness (2006) – A 30 month action research project involving two industry associations, the CSIRO and the University of Western Sydney finding ways to effectively mobilise competing companies to collaborate in the pursuit of large-scale global projects. Final report published May, 2006

• Workshop entitled “Competitive Collaboration” (2006) at the Federation of Automotive Products Manufacturers Conference, Coolum, July

• Advanced Manufacturing Action Agenda (2004-2005) – Member of an Innovation and Technology Working Group. Action Agenda published June 2006

• Aerospace Tooling Technology Roadmap (2004) – An exploration of technology and market positioning options for Australian toolmaking firms wishing to access the global aerospace structural components market. Project leader of a consortium comprising Austool, The Tooling Industry Forum of Australia and the Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures. Final report published November 2004

• An Australian Tooling Industry Technology Roadmap Exploratory Study (2003 - 2004). Project Leader. Final report published May 2004

• A National Science and Innovation Mapping Study (2003) Participation in expert workshops. Report published 2003

• Australian Industrial Research Group Management Survey (2002) A study of issues confronting IR&D Managers. Presented at a joint AIRG / Government conference August 2002

• Aerospace Industry Action Agenda (2001 – 2002). Member of two working groups (a) R&D and commercialization working group, and (b) Investment/risk sharing working group. Action Agenda published November 2003

• Ronald C Beckett (2000) Keynote address- “Concurrent product and process development in multi-site International projects” Eighth International Conference on Manufacturing Engineering, ICME 2000. Australian Technology Park, Sydney, August 28-30 2000

• “Linking Science and Technology for Sustainable Competitive Advantage” Australian Industrial Research Group Annual Conference, Sydney, February 2000 ( Also organised the Conference)

• “Experience with Co-operative Research Centres and collaborative research”. Presented at an Inter-organisational collaboration workshop, Melbourne University, December 15/16 1999

• “Supply Chains as a change agent in organisation re-structure and business process re-design” presented at a workshop preceding the Second International Conference in Managing Enterprises, 17 November 1999, Newcastle, Australia

• “ Encouraging Innovation – What to learn in time” Presented at an Australian Institute of Management Greater West  meeting, 14th July 1999

• “Maximising Opportunities for Industrial Interactions” presented to the 8th Professors and Heads of Department Chemistry Conference, Canberra January 1999