Employment and Skill Configurations in KIBS Sectors: A Longitudinal Analysis

Davide Consoli; Dioni Elche; Francesco Rullani

doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-6590-3_11

Employment and Skill Configurations in KIBS Sectors: A Longitudinal Analysis

Davide Consoli, Dioni Elche, Francesco Rullani

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Abstract

Knowledge-Intensive Business Services (KIBS) are specialized suppliers of intermediate inputs with expertise in locating, developing, combining, and applying generic knowledge to specific needs. The sectors in which these firms operate have experienced extraordinary growth over the last two decades both in terms of employment share and of value added, and are often referred to as key hubs within the modern knowledge-based society. This chapter offers a review of scholarly perspectives on the growth trajectory of KIBS, and elaborates an empirical analysis to explore in detail commonalities and differences across this diverse group of sectors.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Handbook of Service Innovation
Editors	Renu Agarwal, Willem Selen, Göran Roos, Roy Green
Number of pages	24
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Springer Science+Business Media
Publication date	2015
Pages	213-236
ISBN (Print)	9781447165897
ISBN (Electronic)	9781447165903
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6590-3_11
Publication status	Published - 2015

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Employment and Skill Configurations in KIBS Sectors : A Longitudinal Analysis. / Consoli, Davide; Elche, Dioni; Rullani, Francesco.

The Handbook of Service Innovation . ed. / Renu Agarwal; Willem Selen; Göran Roos; Roy Green. London : Springer Science+Business Media, 2015. p. 213-236.

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