Innovation management capabilities in rural and urban knowledge intensive business services: empirical evidence

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2015

Authors

Fernandes, C (Author) Other; Ferreira, JJ (Author) Other; Marques, CS (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Service Business

Vol. 9

Pages: 233-256

ISSN: 1862-8516

Publisher: Springer Nature

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 11 Citations

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-009-3TN

DOI: 10.1007/s11628-013-0225-7

Abstract (EN): The purpose of this research involves describing and modelling the innovation management capabilities in effect at knowledge intensive business services (KIBS) firms in addition to identifying the profile of entrepreneurs when classified by location (urban vs. rural) dimensions. Our results show that KIBS innovation capabilities differ according to their location. They also demonstrate that, from the set of dimensions studied, strategy, learning and network were the dimensions that best explained KIBS innovation capabilities by location. Hence, strategy associated factors are the most important with regard to innovation activities ongoing at rural KIBS while the corresponding activities at urban KIBS are driven by factors associated with learning and networking. The study also provides recommendations for entrepreneurs seeking to refine their innovation capabilities.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 24