A key feature of the knowledge-based economy is a remarkable increase in the number, foundation rates, and employees of … knowledge-intensive business service firms (KIBS). KIBS are knowledge-intensive, in the sense that they are founded upon highly … specialised knowledge. Based on the assumption that knowledge and knowledge organisation are tied to personal capabilities and …

classes across all sectors and all EU Member States, we identify different innovation profiles based on a firm's R …&D investment and/or innovation activities. We find that "basic" firms - i.e. firms that do not engage in any type of R&D or … innovation - are more common among young SMEs, while innovators - i.e. firms that do R&D and introduce new products, processes or …