A frequent complaint in literature is that services have been previously largely overlooked by innovation researchers and technology policy makers. Given the unarguable growth in the importance of the service sectors, increasing numbers of researchers and policy makers have taken a fresh look at ser...

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Other Authors:	Metcalfe, J Stanley (Editor), Miles, Ian (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Springer US 2000
Edition:	1st ed. 2000
Series:	Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation 18
Subjects:	Economic Growth Industrial Organization Economic growth Industrial organization Innovationsmanagement Dienstleistungssektor Konferenzschrift > 1998 > Manchester
Online Access:	BTU01 Volltext
Summary:	A frequent complaint in literature is that services have been previously largely overlooked by innovation researchers and technology policy makers. Given the unarguable growth in the importance of the service sectors, increasing numbers of researchers and policy makers have taken a fresh look at service activities. Innovation Systems in the Service Economy: Measurement and Case Study Analysis presents contributions which increase the understanding of the role of services in the development of the division of labor in modern economics. This volume is devoted to the elaboration and understanding of the following two themes. First, service firms can be innovative in their own right, even though the process of innovation and the kinds of innovation may be different from those traditionally associated with manufacturing and other primary activities. Second, service firms and associated activities play an important role in the evolving division of creative labor which is constituted by modern innovative systems
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (IX, 339 p)
ISBN:	9781461544258
DOI:	10.1007/978-1-4615-4425-8