The ‘KIBS Engine’ of Regional Innovation Systems: Empirical Evidence from European Regions

Nicoletta Corrocher, Lucia Cusmano · 2012 · Regional Studies

Summary. Knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) drive regional innovation across Europe. The study maps how KIBS and manufacturing co-evolve in European regions, revealing that KIBS presence defines high-performing innovation systems, while their absence marks weak performers. Some core manufacturing regions follow a distinct path, transforming into knowledge-oriented service-manufacturing complexes rather than adopting traditional KIBS-dependent models.

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  title   = {The ‘KIBS Engine’ of Regional Innovation Systems: Empirical Evidence from European Regions},
  author  = {Nicoletta Corrocher and Lucia Cusmano},
  journal = {Regional Studies},
  year    = {2012},
  doi     = {10.1080/00343404.2012.731045},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2012.731045}
}

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DOI

10.1080/00343404.2012.731045

Countries

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Regions

Europe

Categories

regional-innovation-systems, innovation-networks, general-innovation

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2026-04-28