¿Hay «KIBS ocultas» en la pequeña dimensión? Explorando la «función KIBS» de los campeones ocultos desde las capacidades tecnológicas

  1. Aimar Basañez Zulueta 1
  2. Jon Barrutia Güenaga 2
  3. Arturo Rodríguez Castellanos 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Mondragón/Mondragon Unibertsitatea
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    Universidad de Mondragón/Mondragon Unibertsitatea

    Mondragón, España

    ROR https://ror.org/00wvqgd19

  2. 2 Universidad del País Vasco (UPV-EHU)
Revue:
Ekonomiaz: Revista vasca de economía

ISSN: 0213-3865

Année de publication: 2022

Titre de la publication: Kibs y transferencia de conocimiento desde una perspectiva de internacionalización

Número: 102

Pages: 124-149

Type: Article

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Résumé

This exploratory article suggests that there may be hidden KIBS nested within the economic and business fabric of territories. A novel, original concept is proposed that goes beyond the conventional literature on advanced services. A qualitative case study turns the spotlight on the technological capabilities of «hidden champions» and analyses the role of internationalised SMEs that take on KIBS functions without actually being KIBS organisations in the framework of regional innovation systems. That study reveals that the configuration of certain technological capabilities enables these firms to update their human capital skills in their business context and facilitate smart specialisation in their value chains, generating new economic activities and possibilities for employment based on intensive knowledge.

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