We uncover a “paradox of formal appropriability mechanisms” in the case of knowledge-
intensive business services (KIBS) firms. Despite evidence that KIBS firms do not typically …

The goal of this paper is to (re) assess the relationship between knowledge intensive
business services (KIBS) and the economic growth. Taking into account various conflicting …

Purpose This paper aims to analyze the extent to which the influence of external knowledge
search on innovation performance is contingent on both a firm's innovation strategy and the …

There have been numerous reviews and overviews of the conceptualisation and theoretical
development of services and innovation over the last few years (see, for example, Miles …

Purpose–Profiting from service innovations can be challenging. It is not only a question of
pricing and marketing the services appropriately, but also of kee** competitors from …

The purpose of this study is to analyze how innovation is leveraged in a commoditized
service industry. Focusing on the passenger airline industry, we describe the characteristics …

The new service development of knowledge-intensive companies in emerging economies is
changing from processes with only economic goals to processes that combine economic …

In this chapter, we examine service innovation in the public sector. We outline the
characteristics of service innovation and the conditions that in the public sector differ from …

Considering the increased complexity in the competitive landscape, innovation is the
keyword of the post-industrial era, and in order to be attained by the enterprises, it requires …

RESUMO A partir da década de 1990 os estudos sobre empreendedorismo aumentaram de
forma significativa. Atualmente, o campo conta com muitas publicações científicas …