Innovation in Knowledge Intensive Business Services: The Digital Era

ISBN-13: 9781032086866 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 172 str.

Anna Cabigiosu

Opis

This book seeks a broader understanding of innovation in KIBS in the digital era. It first offers an in-depth analysis of what innovation in KIBS is and its performance outcomes, and then synthesizes what we know about KIBS firms’ innovation models, as well as their specific peculiarities and limitations.

Spis treści

Introduction Part I: Presenting KIBS firms 1. What are KIBS firms? 2. The growing importance of KIBS in today's economy PART II: Innovation in KIBS 3. Multiple forms of innovation in services and in KIBS 4. Measuring innovation in KIBS 5. The specific traits of innovation in KIBS PART III: Innovation and performance in KIBS 6. Innovation and performance in KIBS: The empirical evidence 7. The productivity dilemma and digitalization in services 8. A critical view: How much do collaboration and customization support KIBS firms’ innovative performance?  PART IV: Moving the innovation model in KIBS forward  9. Digitalization and internationalization in KIBS 10. Platforms and modularity in KIBS 11. Modularity in software and web-design Conclusions

 

O autorze

Anna Cabigiosu is Associate Professor of Strategy and Innovation Management at Ca' Foscari University of Venice (Italy), Department of Management. Anna received her Ph.D. in Economics and Management from the University of Padua, Italy. She was visiting Ph.D. student at the Ross School of Business (USA), and received a master's degree in Business Management at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy. Her research interests include innovation management, product and service modularity, and the study of the architecture of complex systems. Her research mainly focuses on the automotive, KIBS and fashion industries. Anna is the scientific director of the IOS (Innovation, Organization and Strategy) research centre and is the executive director of CAMI (Center for Automotive and Mobility Innovation) of the Ca’ Foscari University.