Barriers to the internationalisation of creative KIBSinsights from the Basque Country

  1. Ciara O´ Higgins 1
  2. Inmaculada Freije 1
  3. Alberto de la Calle 2
  4. Antonio Martínez Zamorano 3
  1. 1 Deusto Business School, Universidad de Deusto
  2. 2 Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Deusto
  3. 3 Competitiveness and Innovation Departament - IDOM
Revista:
Ekonomiaz: Revista vasca de economía

ISSN: 0213-3865

Año de publicación: 2022

Título del ejemplar: Kibs y transferencia de conocimiento desde una perspectiva de internacionalización

Número: 102

Páginas: 50-73

Tipo: Artículo

Otras publicaciones en: Ekonomiaz: Revista vasca de economía

Resumen

A pesar de la creciente importancia de las KIBS en el contexto global, sabemos poco sobre su internacionalización, y en particular la de las KIBS creativas. Este estudio explora las barreras a las que se enfrentan las C-KIBS en su internacionalización. Usando un caso de estudio, comparamos datos empíricos de un proyecto llevado a cabo en el País Vasco para apoyar la internacionalización de las C-KIBS con un marco teórico existente. Los resultados proporcionan un mejor entendimiento de las dificultades a las que se enfrentan las C-KIBS, y de cómo es necesario adaptar el marco teórico. Así contribuimos a mejorar el conocimiento sobre la internacionalización de las C-KIBS, a refinar un marco teórico y a apoyar a gestores de empresas y de políticas públicas.

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