Knowledge-intensive services and local development: An empirical analysis of networks, channels and customization processes

Pino, Giovanni; Capestro, Mauro; Guido, Gianluigi; Tomacelli, Carla; Abate, Marco

doi:10.1177/0269094216642750

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“…Furthermore, researchers differentiate between links of the network according to social and cognitive proximities (Huyghe et al 2014;Parjanen et al 2011;Villani et al 2017). Criticalities and weak connections that hamper functioning of the networks may affect the intermediaries' networking success (Pino et al 2016;Thurner and Zaichenko 2015). Changes in the behavior of actors using and participating in networks are screened in the dynamic perspective (Barrie et al 2019;Belso-Martinez et al 2018).…”

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Innovation intermediaries revised: a systematic literature review on innovation intermediaries’ role for knowledge sharing

Feser

2022

Rev Manag Sci

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The decision to collaborate for companies in knowledge exchange processes has become more complex due to a greater diversity of innovation intermediaries from companies, universities, government and societal actors. The aim of this study is to uncover and conceptualize the role of innovation intermediaries in knowledge sharing. Specifically in tacit knowledge sharing, intermediaries function as boundary spanners between various stakeholders in the innovation process. Despite this potential, which has been discussed in a large strand of case studies, there is no comprehensive concept to determine factors that influence innovation intermediaries in knowledge sharing. This paper develops an analytical framework of innovation intermediaries for prospective empirical work building on factors influencing innovation intermediaries in knowledge sharing by systematically reviewing related literature. It specifically presents what are the determinants, factors and indicators discussed empirically innovation intermediaries in knowledge sharing. The first results is that the measurement of innovative outcome intermediaries enables a broader perspective in comparison to traditional innovation indicators. The second results that literature discusses indirect innovation that enhances clients’ innovative capabilities and their entrepreneurial activities. The third results demonstrates, that while the internal perspective varies with the heterogeneous actors, the development of contextual knowledge of intermediaries in networks and its transfer is central for empirical analysis. The conceptualization of this framework paves the path for further research needed to uncover the role of intermediaries.

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Section: Networkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Innovation intermediaries revised: a systematic literature review on innovation intermediaries’ role for knowledge sharing

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2022

Rev Manag Sci

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“…Studies have presented the positive contributions of KIBS to local and regional development through the complex transfer of knowledge and co-creation [18][19][20][21][22], including new value chains, increased competencies, the diversification of production, and innovative offers [22]. KIBS might act (partially) as a substitute for material capital accumulation, thereby leading to sustainable development [23].…”

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Managing Knowledge in Romanian KIBS during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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KIBS are increasingly important organizations for ensuring sustainable development. Their core asset is knowledge, manifested in many ways and managed in a complex manner, sometimes jointly with clients. Like other organizations, KIBS companies have been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, they could provide support to their customers to better cope with the challenges associated with the pandemic. Therefore, the present paper investigates how Romanian KIBS coped with the pandemic by developing 16 interviews with key persons from four different organizations, covering a range of specializations (technical, professional, and creative). The purpose of the present study is to identify the challenges for knowledge management caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and how the pandemic influenced knowledge management performance within Romanian KIBS. The investigation reveals that the pandemic was an opportunity for organizational development and adopting more formal knowledge management practices, as well as for developing the digital profile of companies.

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“…During the 1980s, the focus of most research put the reason behind the fast-economic growth on KIBS and the integration of KIBS into local and regional economies is believed to be very important [59]. Therefore, there has been growing interest in the study of KIBS since the 1990s [3,4,5,16,18,20,38,42,45,46,56,57,59,60]. One of the most significant reasons behind this interest is that KIBS sectors have the potential to process initial information and make it usable.…”

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Contrasting innovation dynamics of professional-technological knowledge intensive business services in metropolitan areas

Şahin,

Niemets,

Yilmaz

et al. 2023

Visnyk of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Series Geology. Geography. Ecology

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Formulation of the problem. The study examines knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) firms' capability to access, process, and transform information into innovation. KIBS are defined as facilitators, carriers of knowledge, and sources of innovation for other sectors. KIBS play an important role in the production, use, and transfer of knowledge to the manufacturing sector. KIBS activities do not demonstrate a uniform structure within themselves, so a dual classification as professional services (P-KIBS) and technological services (T-KIBS) based on functioning and input has been developed. KIBS activities are concentrated in large cities. Major cities or capitals have well-developed infrastructure, public administration centers, advanced social activities, and numerous research institutes and universities. All of them attract a highly skilled population. Regarding metropolitan city economic growth, KIBS stand out because of their high added value, high income, high innovation returns, and high financial capacity, and they contribute to development. The purpose. The present study aims to reveal the innovative capacities and dynamics of P-KIBS and T-KIBS firms operating in the metropolitan area of Ankara, Turkey's capital city. To reach this aim, Turkey's capital city Ankara is analyzed by using the results of a questionnaire applied to 410 small and medium-sized (SMEs) KIBS firms, 146 of which are P-KIBS firms and other 264 are T-KIBS firms. Methods. In the course of the research and preparation of the article, the authors used several scientific methods, both philosophical and general scientific, as well as specific scientific methods. In particular, the methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and hypothetical-deductive method, mathematical-statistical and spatial analysis, methods of grouping and classification, questionnaires and surveys, etc., were used. The results. There are notable differences between the P-KIBS and T-KIBS firms, considering their spatial distribution patterns and the dynamics of their innovation processes. The spatial distribution patterns of the KIBS firms were revealed. While T-KIBS activities demonstrate a spatial clustering tendency independent of the CBD, the P-KIBS firms prefer to locate within the CBD or its vicinity. KIBS sectors generally prefer to be situated by high-income residents, new settlements, secure and prestigious areas close to large public institutions such as ministries and general directorates. It was revealed that the T-KIBS firms are most densely located in the CBD and newly developing business districts of Balgat and Söğütözü, and in the Technology Development Zones of Ankara. P-KIBS firms, on the other hand, are more widely spread in the Çankaya and Yenimahalle districts. It was found that advances in information and communication technologies have a varied impact on the location selection preferences of P-KIBS and T-KIBS enterprises. According to the research results, the factors influencing the clustering of P-KIBS companies and T-KIBS firms were identified and determined. There is a significant relationship between the innovative P-KIBS and T-KIBS firms and their collaboration with other institutions. As a result of the the study, it has been determined that there is a significant relationship between collaboration, R&D, intrafirm and extrafirm social relationships on the innovation of KIBS firms and also contrasting innovation dynamics related to different classes of KIBS in metropolitan areas.

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Knowledge-intensive services and local development: An empirical analysis of networks, channels and customization processes

Cited by 6 publications

References 36 publications

Innovation intermediaries revised: a systematic literature review on innovation intermediaries’ role for knowledge sharing

Innovation intermediaries revised: a systematic literature review on innovation intermediaries’ role for knowledge sharing

Managing Knowledge in Romanian KIBS during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Contrasting innovation dynamics of professional-technological knowledge intensive business services in metropolitan areas

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