Exploring Skill Ecosystems in the Australian Meat Processing Industry: Unions, Employers and Institutional Change

Cooney, Richard; Jerrard, Marjorie Ann; Donohue, Ross; Kimberley, Nell

doi:10.1177/103530461002100208

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“…This in turn emphasises the importance for SME innovation of the national 'skills ecosystem' and related legal, vocational education and industrial relations systems (Cooney 2010). Partnering or collaborative working for innovation or exporting, however, also offers SMEs potential route for accessing external skills and so overcoming internal skill constraints (Jones and Craven 2001).…”

Section: Skills Leadership and People Managementmentioning

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SME innovation, exporting and growth: A review of existing evidence

Love¹,

Roper²

2015

International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurs

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SMEs which have a track record of innovation are more likely to export, more likely to export successfully, and more likely to generate growth from exporting than non-innovating firms. What are the factors that enable such performance? This paper summarises and synthesises the evidence on SME innovation, exporting and growth, paying particular attention to internal and external (eco-system) enablers, and for the interplay between innovation and exporting in SME growth. We highlight those areas for which the evidence base is secure and where the evidence base remains limited, and develop policy suggestions and an agenda for further research.

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Section: Skills Leadership and People Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

SME innovation, exporting and growth: A review of existing evidence

Love¹,

Roper²

2015

International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurs

567

428

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“…This finding aligns with meat processing industries outside China. One Australian study [75] found that most job-specific training was conducted by experienced workers within the same facility, and a 2010 government report [76] suggested this style of training had been implemented due to high staff turnover rates. This creates both challenges and opportunities in terms of animal welfare-specific training.…”

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The Effect of Animal Welfare Training on the Knowledge and Attitudes of Abattoir Stakeholders in China

Descovich

Sinclair

et al. 2019

Animals

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Simple SummaryChina is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of meat, but the welfare of livestock is only now emerging as an important issue. This study looked at whether a “train the trainer” program could be useful in improving the knowledge of employees within Chinese abattoirs about animal welfare during slaughter and transport. Trainers were either taught as a group in a classroom or mailed the training material. They subsequently held training sessions within their own workplace and the participants were surveyed before or after training. The post-training participants were more knowledgeable about animal welfare and were more confident that they could improve welfare for the animals in their care only when they were initially taught in the classroom setting. Participants without a high school education had lower knowledge scores than other participants, and women had more positive attitudes towards animals than men. These results suggest that “train the trainer” initiatives can be successful, but that consideration needs to be given to the mode of training, the level of participant education, and the content in order to ensure that all participants gain equally from the training.AbstractGlobally, China is one of the largest producers and exporters of meat, and animal welfare is an emerging focal issue for Chinese society and for primary producers. We assessed the effectiveness of a “train the trainer” program to increase awareness of animal welfare issues in stakeholders in the livestock industries of China. Chinese abattoir employees were trained in slaughter and transportation standards in either a classroom setting or using posted materials. They subsequently held training sessions within their own workplace and the participants were surveyed either before (n = 161) or after (n = 147) their training. The post-training group had more confidence to improve the welfare of animals in their care than the pre-training group (p = 0.03), and also scored better on the knowledge section of the survey (p = 0.006) only when the facilitator was trained in the classroom setting. The participants’ knowledge of animal welfare was also affected by living area (p = 0.005) and education (p = 0.005). Participants with the least formal education (to middle school only) scored lower than all other participants. Female respondents reported more positive attitudes towards animal welfare than males (p = 0.009). These results indicate that training can effectively improve stakeholder knowledge on animal welfare during slaughter and transport, however, the mode of delivery has an important influence on learning success, and participant demographics, such as gender and education level, need to be considered when preparing training material.

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“…Two examples drawn from Australia and New Zealand can illustrate the importance of market participation for wellbeing. The first comes from Australian research on employment skills codification and industrial skills ecosystems, including the notable contributions by Hall and Lansbury (2006), Junor et al (2009), Cooney et al (2010), Buchanan and Jakubauskas (2010), Hampson and Junor (2015), Smith et al (2015) and Buchanan et al (2017). This research highlights how skills in employment depend on social processes well beyond the control of any individual worker.…”

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Wellbeing economics in public policy: A distinctive Australasian contribution?

Dalziel

2019

Econ. labour relat. rev.

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The ‘Wellbeing Budget’ presented to the New Zealand Parliament in 2019 was widely described as a world-first. This article explores the possibility of a distinctive Australasian contribution to our understanding of wellbeing economics in public policy. The introduction section presents an analytical wellbeing framework showing how human actions draw on services provided by the country’s capital stocks to create and sustain personal and communal wellbeing. The second section chronicles some landmark policy initiatives in Australia and New Zealand for understanding and monitoring wellbeing, culminating in the Wellbeing Budget. The third section highlights four areas for further development: (1) the role of family wellbeing in intergenerational wellbeing, (2) the role of cultural capital in providing foundations for future wellbeing, (3) the role of Indigenous worldviews in enriching understandings of wellbeing and (4) the role of market enterprise in expanding capabilities for wellbeing. These are all areas where Australasian researchers have demonstrated expertise. JEL Codes: I31, I38, B54

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Exploring Skill Ecosystems in the Australian Meat Processing Industry: Unions, Employers and Institutional Change

Cited by 7 publications

References 31 publications

SME innovation, exporting and growth: A review of existing evidence

SME innovation, exporting and growth: A review of existing evidence

The Effect of Animal Welfare Training on the Knowledge and Attitudes of Abattoir Stakeholders in China

Wellbeing economics in public policy: A distinctive Australasian contribution?

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