ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY AND INNOVATION IN THE KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE BUSINESS SERVICE SECTOR

Andreas Koch, Harald Strotmann · 2008 · Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Summary. Knowledge-intensive business service firms innovate through absorptive capacity—their ability to access and use external knowledge. The study finds that networking and cooperation drive both incremental and radical innovation. Universities and research institutions matter most for radical innovation regardless of formality, while client and supplier knowledge only drives innovation through formal partnerships. Manufacturing clients particularly stimulate innovation in KIBS firms.

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  title   = {ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY AND INNOVATION IN THE KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE BUSINESS SERVICE SECTOR},
  author  = {Andreas Koch and Harald Strotmann},
  journal = {Economics of Innovation and New Technology},
  year    = {2008},
  doi     = {10.1080/10438590701222987},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/10438590701222987}
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DOI

10.1080/10438590701222987

Countries

Germany

Regions

Europe

Categories

innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation

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2026-04-28