<p><p>In a knowledge-based economy, the development of a particular type of services, knowledge intensive business services (KIBS), becomes one of the characteristic trends in economic evolution.</p><p><br><br><br>Current research focuses mainly on service innovation in developed countries, but litt
Exploring Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: Knowledge Management Strategies
β Scribed by Eleonora Di Maria, Roberto Grandinetti, Barbara Di Bernardo (eds.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 296
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Introduction....Pages 1-12
KIBS and Knowledge Dynamics in Client-Supplier Interaction....Pages 13-34
Knowledge Angels, Creative Behaviors, and Emerging Innovation Modes: Observations from Alsace, Baden-WΓΌrttemberg, and Catalonia....Pages 35-55
Knowledge Dynamics and Knowledge Commodification of KIBS in Time and Space....Pages 56-78
How Knowledge-Intensive Business Services Upgrade their Customers: Evidence from Russia....Pages 79-99
KIBS Roles in KIBS Industries....Pages 100-119
Creativity Versus Standardization in Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: A Real Trade-Off?....Pages 120-136
Innovation and Co-Production in Computer Services: The Case of Complex Software Solutions in the Fashion and Retail Industry in Italy....Pages 137-154
Knowledge Dynamics in Third-Party Logistics: Balancing Exploitation and Exploration Through Service Architectures....Pages 155-173
The Role of Entrepreneursβ Human and Social Capital in Knowledge-Intensive Business Services....Pages 174-192
Is There a Connection between Geographic Clustering and KIBS Innovation?....Pages 193-213
Urban Density and Vertical Disintegration: The Case of Service Firms in Milan....Pages 214-230
Competitive Strategies in Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: Evidence from Lombardy....Pages 231-251
Back Matter....Pages 252-277
β¦ Subjects
Management; Organization; Business Information Systems; Business Strategy/Leadership; Knowledge Management; Development Economics
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