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
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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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