CO-INNOVATION BY KIBS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES — A KNOWLEDGE-BASED PERSPECTIVE

Carolina Castaldi, Jan Faber () and Maikel J. Kishna ()
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Carolina Castaldi: School of Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, 5600MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Jan Faber: Department of Innovation and Environmental Sciences, Utrecht University, P. O. Box 80125, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands
Maikel J. Kishna: Department of Innovation and Environmental Sciences, Utrecht University, P. O. Box 80125, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2013, vol. 17, issue 05, 1-17

Abstract: This paper investigates the ability of knowledge intensive business firms (KIBS) to engage in co-innovation with client firms. Co-innovation is related to the competitive advantage of KIBS as knowledge creators and sources of innovation. We apply a knowledge-based perspective where knowledge-related resources and learning capabilities explain why certain KIBS firms are able to co-innovate. We couple our theoretical expectations with qualitative evidence on three best practices in the Dutch market for environmental services.

Keywords: KIBS; co-innovation; knowledge-based; knowledge; learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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