An assessment of innovativeness in KIBS: Implications on KIBS' co-creation culture, innovation capability, and performance

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 86-102

  Santos Vijande, María Leticia ^a   González Mieres, Celina ^a   López Sánchez, Jose Ángel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Co creation; Front line employees; Innovation rates; Innovativeness; Knowledge intensive business services; Organizational innovation; Organizational performance; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873481382     PISSN: 08858624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08858621311295236     Document Type: Article

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