Business services in European economic growth
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Business services in European economic growth
Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-293) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The business services sector contributes heavily to European economic growth. Yet links between business services, and their role in economic growth remain under-explored. This volume provides a comprehensive approach from an applied economics perspective, covering with clear focus all the major mechanisms through which this contribution operates.
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- W.J. Baumol Introduction
- H.Kox& L.Rubalcaba PART I: BUSINESS SERVICES AND ECONOMIC GROWTH The Growth of European Business Services
- L.Rubalcaba& H.Kox Business Services and their Users
- I.Miles Productivity in Business Services
- D.Pilat The Contribution of Business Services to Economic Growth
- H.Kox& L.Rubalcaba PART II: GROWTH AND INNOVATION SPILL-OVER FROM BUSINESS SERVICES The Impact of Business Services use on Client Industries: Evidence from Input-Output Data
- P.Baker IT Services and Productivity in European Industries
- F.Crespi Integration and Diffusion of KIS for Industry Performance
- J.A.Camacho& M.Rodriguez Innovation in Business Services: from Technological Adoption to Multiple Complementary, Concurrent Changes
- J.Howells, B.S.Tether& E.Uyarra The Impact of Contractual Arrangements on Innovation in Knowledge-Intensive Business Services
- A.Leiponen Organisational Innovation, Information Technology and Outsourcing to Business Services
- W.Hoelzl, A.Reinstaller& P.Windrum PART III: MARKET CHARACTERISTICS IN BUSINESS SERVICES Market Structure, Productivity and Scale in European Business Services
- H.Kox, G.van Leeuwen& H.van der Wiel Globalisation and Global Sourcing in Business Services
- L.Rubalcaba& D.van Welsum The European Internal Market for Business Services: No Open Borders Yet
- H.Kox& A.Lejour A Segmentation Approach to Understanding Business and Professional Services in City-Regions: Shifting the Horizon Beyond Global Cities
- J.R.Bryson& P.W.Daniels Policy Implications
- H.Kox& L.Rubalcaba
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