Innovation and Performance: Benchmarking Australian Firms*
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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: Australia Tax Office, Commonwealth Office of Small Business, IBIS Business Information Pty Ltd, Productivity Commission, and Victorian Department of State Development. We are grateful to Sam Steele for helpful comments. The views expressed in this paper represent those of the authors and not necessarily the views of the collaborative partners.
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