Seeking efficiency through productisation: A case study of small KIBS participating in a productisation project

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 273-289

  Valminen, Katriina ^a   Toivonen, Marja ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

knowledge intensive business services; productisation of services; services development; small service companies

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SERVICE; COMPETITIVENESS; KNOWLEDGE; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84858329359     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2010.531260     Document Type: Article

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