About IERG

The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Research Group (IERG) is a cross-disciplinary team of researchers that focus on business innovation and entrepreneurial ventures and people. Areas of focus include internationalisation pathways, strategic management and entrepreneurship (both business and social).

The IERG recognises that the process of identifying and exploiting new opportunities requires a number of participants. The relevant participants include creative individuals, entrepreneurs, businesses, investors and government bodies. These people are supported by educators and researchers who provide new insights and education. By acting as a conduit, IERG members hope to engage the entrepreneurial community on a local and international level.

Specifically, the objectives of the IERG include:

• Research - facilitating research on innovation and entrepreneurship through the creation and support or a network of scholars and institutes;
• Resources - assisting secure research grants and disseminating research amongst scholars, students and the wider community; and
• Teaching and Learning - supporting innovation and entrepreneurship teaching and outreach activities of the University across the region.

Formed in 2006, the Group was originally known as the International Entrepreneurship Research Group. In alignment with that heritage, the IERG takes a holistic approach to entrepreneurship and innovation, recognising that the process of identifying and exploiting new opportunities - particularly those that are international in nature - involves a number of participants. The entrepreneurial community include entrepreneurs (first time and 'serial'), investors, advisors, established & mature businesses, Government and its agencies, as well as educators and researchers that provide new insights and training.

The IERG also co-ordinates a number of outreach activities that further engage and connect the entrepreneurial community in ways that would not otherwise be possible. This activity emphasises practical engagement with the entrepreneurial communities, as summarised in Figure 1.

Figure 1 - Innovation & Entrepreneurship Research, Teaching & Outreach Activities