Understanding Innovative Firms: An Empirical Analysis of the GAPS*
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* This paper is the result of work being undertaken as part of a collaborative research program entitled ‘The Performance of Australian Enterprises: Innovation, Productivity and Profitability’. The project is generously supported by the Australian Research Council and the following collaborative partners: Australian Tax Office, Commonwealth Office of Small Business, IBIS Business Information Pty Ltd, Productivity Commission, and Victorian Department of State Development. The views expressed in this paper represent those of the authors and not necessarily the views of the collaborative partners. The author wishes to acknowledge helpful comments from Rob Phillips on an earlier draft of this paper.
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