Knowledge-Intensive Business Services (KIBS) as drivers of multilevel knowledge dynamics

International Journal of Services, Technology and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 152-174

  Strambach, Simone ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Innovation; KIBS; Knowledge domain; Knowledge dynamics; Knowledge types; Knowledge value chain; Knowledge intensive business services; Multilevel contexts

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT; MARKETING;

KIBS; KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS; KNOWLEDGE DYNAMICS; KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE BUSINESS SERVICES; KNOWLEDGE TYPES; KNOWLEDGE VALUE CHAIN; MULTI-LEVEL CONTEXTS;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 58149161558     PISSN: 14606720     EISSN: 1741525X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSTM.2008.022117     Document Type: Article

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