Using data from a survey of 769 firms, this paper provides empirical evidence of the nature of innovation and its … are clear differences in the innovation profiles of the three sectors, which suggest that KIBS cannot be analysed as an …

of incremental and radical firm innovation using firm micro data from the KIBS Foundation Survey. The results show that …. Access to knowledge from universities and research institutions is particularly important for radical innovation … and clients from the manufacturing sector: these stimulate in particular incremental, but also radical innovation. …

-cooperative behavior not only induces more imitation (absorption) but also, for the most part, more innovation investments. Only the … cooperative behavior, however, ensures that R&D investments are allocated efficiently to innovation and to imitation (absorption …