Exploring and comparing innovation patterns across different knowledge intensive business services |
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| Authors: | David Doloreux Richard Shearmur |
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| Institution: | 1. Telfer School of Management , University of Ottawa , 55 Laurier East, Ottawa, ON, Canada , K1N 6N5doloreux@telfer.uottawa.ca;3. INRS-Urbanisation , Culture et Société , 385 Sherbrooke est, Montréal, QC, Canada , H2X 1E3 |
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| Abstract: | Using data from a survey of 769 firms, this paper provides empirical evidence of the nature of innovation and its determinants within knowledge intensive business services (KIBS). The aim of the paper is to analyse how KIBS innovate and whether they innovate differently in three Canadian knowledge intensive business industries: Computer System Designs and Related Services; Management, Scientific and Technical Consulting Services; and, Architectural, Engineering and Related Services. There are clear differences in the innovation profiles of the three sectors, which suggest that KIBS cannot be analysed as an undifferentiated group of establishments. However, there are also important within-sector differences that call for further investigation. |
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| Keywords: | KIBS Computer System Designs and Related Services Management Scientific and Technical Consulting Services Architectural Engineering and Related Services innovation system of innovation Quebec |
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