Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy

Geographic location of enterprise, name

Geographic location refers to the physical place a statistical unit is located and for which statistics are collected and disseminated.

Enterprise refers to the highest level of the Business Register statistical hierarchy. In alignment with the System of National Accounts, it is defined as an institutional unit that directs and controls the allocation of resources relating to its operations, and for which financial statements are maintained from which international transactions, an international investment position and a financial position for the unit can be derived. Enterprises can be corporations, quasi-corporations, institutions, or unincorporated businesses such as sole proprietors or partnerships. For incorporated enterprises, financial statements can be consolidated.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2016, Regrouping Variant