1987
DOI: 10.1068/a190653
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Service Activities and Regional Development: Some European Examples

Abstract: Two general issues relating to the nature of the service sector are addressed in this paper. The first concerns the growing interdependence between the secondary and tertiary sectors, largely a function of the increased use of service functions in the manufacturing process; these service inputs may be either internalized or externalized by a manufacturing firm. The second issue concerns the role of the service sector in promoting regional economic development. It is generally acknowledged that, although it may… Show more

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“…In many cases, the resultant partnerships are based on the acquisition of a particular process or product as developed by the small business. Such partnerships include licensing agreements, the contractingout of R&D to smaller firms; corporate venturing and personnel secondment [Rothwell, 19891; equity investments, client-sponsored research contracts, collaborative R&D, and marketingldistribution agreements [Forrest, 19901. Nevertheless, there is increasing evidence that large firms are also accessing the specific technical expertise that may be found in technologically-advanced small firms [Bailly et al, 1987;Dickson et al, 1990;Jones-Evans and Steward, 19911. In fact, the increasing complexity of the business environment, resulting from fragmented competitive markets, internalisation, as well as technological change, has created numerous market niches for professionals to exploit and has resulted in the rapid growth in demand for research and consultancy services [Horwitch and Thietart, 19871. As Keeble et al [1991a] have shown in their study of management consultancies in the United Kingdom, the growth of small firms in professional business services stands out as the single most important component of the rapid growth of small service-sector businesses in the UK during the 1980s.…”
Section: Small Technology-based Professional Consultancy Services In mentioning
confidence: 98%
“…In many cases, the resultant partnerships are based on the acquisition of a particular process or product as developed by the small business. Such partnerships include licensing agreements, the contractingout of R&D to smaller firms; corporate venturing and personnel secondment [Rothwell, 19891; equity investments, client-sponsored research contracts, collaborative R&D, and marketingldistribution agreements [Forrest, 19901. Nevertheless, there is increasing evidence that large firms are also accessing the specific technical expertise that may be found in technologically-advanced small firms [Bailly et al, 1987;Dickson et al, 1990;Jones-Evans and Steward, 19911. In fact, the increasing complexity of the business environment, resulting from fragmented competitive markets, internalisation, as well as technological change, has created numerous market niches for professionals to exploit and has resulted in the rapid growth in demand for research and consultancy services [Horwitch and Thietart, 19871. As Keeble et al [1991a] have shown in their study of management consultancies in the United Kingdom, the growth of small firms in professional business services stands out as the single most important component of the rapid growth of small service-sector businesses in the UK during the 1980s.…”
Section: Small Technology-based Professional Consultancy Services In mentioning
confidence: 98%
“…The quality and availability of localised BPS expertise and knowledge has not been examined in this study but it is reasonable to expect that both will vary geographically. This is an issue that deserves further attention given the importance of externally provided professional knowledge for the competitiveness of client companies [Bailly et al, 1987;Ley and Hutton, 1987;Hansen, 1994;Bryson, 1997]. The second dimension incorporates cross-regional BPS firms that are increasingly developing national and international expertise and related clients; there is no question that the quality of the expertise available matches, and in some cases surpasses, that available from BPS elsewhere in the UK.…”
Section: Strengths For the Development Of Bps In The City Regionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…If, as suggested in the European literature (Bailly et al, 1987;Gillespie and Green, 1987), research and development activities are becoming less centralized, this industry may be a future option for some rural areas. where @( ) is the standard normal cumulative probability distribution, I$() is the standard normal density function, -P'x,/o = Z, and (1-P'x,)/o = Z,.…”
Section: Conclusion and Policy Implicationsmentioning
confidence: 97%