What we should know about knowledge-intensive business services

被引:296
作者
Muller, Emmanuel [1 ,2 ]
Doloreux, David [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Appl Sci Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
[2] Fraunhofer Inst Syst & Innovat Res, Karlsruhe, Germany
[3] Univ Ottawa, Telfer Sch Management, Ottawa, ON, Canada
关键词
Knowledge-intensive business services; KIBS; Knowledge; Innovation; Spatial proximity;
D O I
10.1016/j.techsoc.2008.10.001
中图分类号
D58 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
摘要
The term "knowledge-business intensive services'' (KIBS) has been in use for more than 15 years, but has recently become an important subject of analysis and empirical investigation. Beginning with a literature review, this paper presents and discusses the features of KIBS and their role in innovation systems. The following questions are considered: (1) how are KIBS defined? (2) how have KIBS been investigated empirically? and (3) how have the dimensions of knowledge, innovation, and spatial proximity been integrated into analysis? (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数:9
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