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An analysis of the knowledge base of scientific research and development business services
Author(s) -
Consoli Davide,
Elche Dioni
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
randd management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.253
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1467-9310
pISSN - 0033-6807
DOI - 10.1111/radm.12062
Subject(s) - outsourcing , knowledge management , business , knowledge base , exploratory research , service (business) , taxonomy (biology) , tertiary sector of the economy , computer science , marketing , world wide web , sociology , botany , anthropology , biology
It is argued that the literature on scientific research and development outsourcing focuses mostly on client firms, that is, the demand side, while little is known of the characteristics of the supplying sector. The present paper tackles this gap by elaborating an exploratory analysis of this business service sector with a view to analyze the main patterns of specialization and their evolution over time. Using data on job content and skill requirements in the U nited S tates, we elaborate a knowledge taxonomy of the sector and explore how different forms of knowledge coexist and coevolve.