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T1 Exploring the relationship between KIBS co-locations and the innovativeness of manufacturing firms in Latin America
T2 Explorando la relación entre la co-localización de los KIBS y la innovación de las empresas manufactureras en América Latina
A1 Seclen Luna, Jean Pierre
A1 Moya Fernández, Pablo
K1 Manufacturing
K1 Innovation
K1 Latin America
K1 Firm Location
K1 KIBS
K1 Manufacturas
K1 Innovación
K1 Latino América
K1 Localización
K1 Economía
K1 Economics
K1 Geografía
K1 Geography
K1 Sociología
K1 Sociology
AB The literature provides empirical evidence on the importance of geographic location for an effectiveprovision of knowledge intensive business services (KIBS). According to the postulates of territorial servitization, KIBS are also fundamental for the development of manufacturing firms. Despite this, KIBS can be an important source of innovation. In Latin America there is still little attention paid to KIBS, both from academia and from policy makers. The purpose of this research is to analyse the relationship between KIBS co-locations and the innovativeness of the manufacturing firms in context of emerging countries. Drawing on the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES) for Latin-American countries, authors analysed 3,029 manufacturing firms using the OLS method. Findings indicated that manufacturing firms’ locations based on KIBS proximity, is a critical determinant of innovativeness. This relationship is considerablystronger in Central American countries, while in South America this relationship is negative, which leads to debate.
PB Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional (AECR)
SN 2340-2717
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/45091
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/45091
LA eng
DS MINDS@UW
RD 29-abr-2024