Openness, knowledge, innovation and growth in UK business services

Research Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1438-1452

  Love, James H ^a   Roper, Stephen ^b   Bryson, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Encoding linkages; Innovation value chain; Open innovation; Services

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY-BASED; BUSINESS GROWTH; BUSINESS PROCESS CHANGE; BUSINESS SERVICE; DESIGN CAPACITY; EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE; EXTERNAL LINKS; INNOVATION PROCESS; OPEN INNOVATION; PUBLIC RESEARCH; SERVICE BUSINESS; SERVICE FIRMS; SERVICE INNOVATION; SERVICES; TEAM WORKING; VALUE CHAINS;

ENCODING (SYMBOLS); INNOVATION;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 80255123283     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.05.016     Document Type: Article

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