Knowledge-intensive business services and innovation performance in Brazil

Knowledge Intensive Business Services as Co-producers of Innovation

In the unfolding knowledge-based economy, services do matter. But while they are increasingly seen to play a pivotal role in innovation processes, there is little by way of a systematic view of this role. This essay presents a four dimensional model of (services) innovation, that points to the significance of such non-technological factors in innovation as new service concepts, client interface...

Organizational Knowledge and Innovation in Business Services

This study builds a typology of organizational knowledge in business services and empirically examines the effects of knowledge on innovation performance. We suggest that firms differ with respect to their knowledge creation approaches and that these approaches have implications for firm performance in terms of innovation success. A conceptual framework of knowledge assets with degrees of tacit...

ECONOMICS KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE BUSINESS SERVICES AND THEIR IMPACT ON INNOVATION IN CHINA by

This paper aims to examine the impact of knowledge intensive business services (KIBS) on innovation in China. First, we review the development of KIBS in China by analysing the agglomeration, utilization and quality of KIBS. Second, regression techniques are employed to investigate the impact of KIBS on innovation in the Chinese economy. We found that KIBS are becoming a major force in promotin...

Viewing Knowledge-Intensive Business Services as Systems

This paper proposes that a general systems perspective may be used as a framework for viewing the KIBS offering. It is proposed that a system view to KIBS should recognize the main dimensions of service concept, service process, and service resources and infrastructure. In this light initial findings of a case research project are reported. Key findings are that in the KIBS service concept the ...

Branding of knowledge-intensive business services