This exploratory empirical study compares the determinants of innovation in manufacturing and services through descriptive and regression analyses of sales from innovative products and services. The results suggest that, contrary to earlier research, R&D investments play a positive and...

This exploratory empirical study compares the determinants of innovation in manufacturing and services through descriptive and regression analyses of sales from innovative products and services. The results suggest that, contrary to earlier research, R&D investments play a positive and...

Innovation research has traditionally focused on manufacturing sectors, despite the growing role of service industries in industrialized nations. How knowledge-intensive business service firms organize their knowledge-creation activities is examined. Survey data were collected by the Research...