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Technological vs. Professional Services and Location Influences on KIBS Innovative Capacity in Times of Crisis

In: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Crisis

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  • João J. M. Ferreira

    (University of Beira Interior (UBI) and NECE – Research Unit in Business Sciences, Beira Interior)

  • Mario Raposo

    (University of Beira Interior (UBI) and NECE – Research Unit in Business Sciences, Beira Interior)

  • Cristina I. Fernandes

    (NECE – Research Unit in Business Sciences, Beira Interior, Beira Interior)

Abstract

This research seeks to ascertain the extent to which the innovative and competitive capacities of knowledge intensive business services (KIBS) companies are influenced by the service type (technological vs. professional) and their respective location (rural vs. urban) in times of crisis. Through recourse to structural equation models, the results demonstrate that innovative capacities are strongly dependent both on the type of service and the respective company location. We found that urban technological KIBS companies display greater innovative capacities and better financial performance than their professional service peers. Furthermore, networks were identified as the key explanatory factor behind these innovative capacities.

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  • João J. M. Ferreira & Mario Raposo & Cristina I. Fernandes, 2014. "Technological vs. Professional Services and Location Influences on KIBS Innovative Capacity in Times of Crisis," Springer Books, in: Klaus Rüdiger & Marta Peris Ortiz & Alicia Blanco González (ed.), Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Crisis, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 11-20, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-02384-7_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-02384-7_2
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    1. Huang, Yi-Fen & Lin, Hung-Chun & Lee, Hsu-Mei, 2023. "Innovation in manufacturing SMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic: How does environmental dynamism reinforce employee proactive behavior?," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 187(C).

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