Are KIBS beneficial to international business performance: Evidence from the Basque Country

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2017
Kamp, B., Ruiz de Apodaca, I.
Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal, 27(1), 80–95

English // Keywords: Competitiveness, KIBS, Servitization

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to test whether knowledge-intensive business services (KIBSs) contribute to international business activity. In line with studies from the servitization, the territorial competitiveness and the global value chain realm, it can be hypothesized that if KIBS consumption has a positive effect on business competitiveness, a correlation is discernible between “intensity of KIBS uptake” and “turnover and export performance at industrial sector level”.

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