 The Impact of Business-Services Use on Client Industries: Evidence from Input-Output DataPaul Baker Chapter 5 in Business Services in European Economic Growth, 2007, pp 97-115 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Business services are among the fastest-growing and most dynamic sectors of the European economy. Their increasing integration into production processes means that their strategic importance is considerable, not least for the role they can play in improving the performance of client enterprises throughout the economy. At the same time, the business-services sector is a diverse one and the types of services they provide support many different business processes in many types of organizations. On the one hand they can be instrumental in helping companies to lower costs by providing services more cheaply, via economies of scale and specialization; this, after all, has been the basis for much outsourcing. On the other hand, many business services are not only innovative in their own right, but can also serve as important intermediaries and nodes in innovation systems by which they facilitate the transfer of knowledge and technology to clients and support them in their own innovation functions. Keywords: Cost Share; Business Service; Intermediate Input; Intensive User; Transport Equipment (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-22879-5_6 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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