Skills, expertise and innovation in the developing knowledge economy: The case of business and professional services

International Journal of Services, Technology and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 249-267

  Bryson, John R ^a   Daniels, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BPS; Business and professional services; Competitiveness; Expert labour; Hard to fill vacancies; Skills; Support staff; Training

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES; COMPETITIVENESS; EXPERT LABOUR; HARD TO FILL VACANCIES; SKILLS; SUPPORT STAFF;

COMPETITION;

EID: 48349137296     PISSN: 14606720     EISSN: 1741525X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSTM.2008.019706     Document Type: Article

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