The ‘KIBS Engine’ of regional innovation systems : empirical evidence from European regions

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

CORROCHER, N.

KITeS, Bocconi Univ., Milan, Italie

CUSMANO, L.

Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development,OECD, Paris, France

Description :
This paper investigates the relationship between Knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) and the structure and performance of regional innovation systems in Europe. Results show that KIBS are a defining element of innovation-oriented regions, whereas their scarcity and slow growth distinctively characterize poor performing innovation systems. However, the analysis also identifies a set of core manufacturing regions in Europe, which are evolving along a different trajectory into knowledge-oriented service-manufacturing complexes.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Regional studies, issn : 0034-3404, 2014, vol. 48, n°. 7, p. 1212-1226, nombre de pages : 15, Références bibliographiques : 2 p.

Date :
2014

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press

Langue :
Anglais