Knowledge intensive business services and client innovation

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 15-16, 2013, Pages 1435-1455

  Hu, Tai Shan ^a   Lin, Chien Yuan ^b   Chang, Su Li ^a  

^a CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

interactive relationships; knowledge intensive business services; local innovation system; technology based firm

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; LOCAL ECONOMY; SERVICE SECTOR;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84890404654     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2011.634903     Document Type: Article

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