TY  - CHAP
AB  - Purpose – The main aim of this chapter is to analyse the implications of innovation and, directly and indirectly, of cooperation on the internationalisation of knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS). Specifically, we analyse the potential impact of innovation capability on the propensity of KIBS to internationalise. We also look at whether cooperation has any influence on the international growth of these firms or on their innovation results.Methodology/approach – This is an empirical research. Empirical analyses are based on information provided by the Spanish Technological Innovation Panel data for the period 2003–2005. Tobit and probit models are estimated to test our hypotheses.Findings – The empirical findings support all our theoretical hypotheses. A positive relationship between cooperation, innovation and internationalisation of KIBS is also found. Thus, the results confirm the relevance of innovation for internationalisation. KIBS that establish collaborative relationships find access to international markets easier and improve their innovation capability. In these terms, cooperation is found to be directly and indirectly related with internationalisation in KIBS.Originality/value of paper – The services sector is the most important sector in Spain and Europe nowadays, and it is the sector that has experienced the fastest growth in recent years. However, the research efforts it has received have not been commensurate with its size and role in international commerce. In general, the literature has paid scant attention to the relationships between innovation and internationalisation in services sectors, and more specifically, among KIBS. This chapter sheds light on this topic.
VL  - 5
SN  - 978-0-85724-088-0, 978-0-85724-087-3/1745-8862
DO  - 10.1108/S1745-8862(2010)0000005015
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1745-8862(2010)0000005015
AU  - Rodríguez Alicia
AU  - Jesús Nieto María
ED  - José Pla-Barber
ED  - Joaquín Alegre
PY  - 2010
Y1  - 2010/01/01
TI  - Cooperation and innovation in the internationalisation of knowledge-intensive business services
T2  - Reshaping the Boundaries of the Firm in an Era of Global Interdependence
T3  - Progress in International Business Research
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 247
EP  - 270
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -