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Businesses need to get smarter when investing in tech

  • Written by Shahid M Shahiduzzaman, Research Fellow, Digital Economy, Queensland University of Technology
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Business managers have a poor understanding of what technology to invest in and how to use it. Technology use alone doesn’t lead to growth in a business but simple technology focused on solving customers’ problems is key.

Our new research looked at 11 firms with high growth (turnover growth of more than 20% per year for three to five...

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