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Following the review of the concept of innovation from the point of view of individual firms, the analysis will now turn to interactions between actors. More precisely, this chapter aims at exploring innovation-related interactions taking place between KIBS and SMEs. Firstly, different theoretical approaches to interactions will be confronted: the “make or buy” approach, the transaction costs theory and the network analysis. Then, the impacts of interactions with KIBS and SMEs between each other will be considered respectively
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Muller, E. (2001). Interactions between KIBS and SMEs and impact on innovation capacities. In: Innovation Interactions between Knowledge-Intensive Business Services and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Technology, Innovation and Policy, vol 11. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57568-6_3
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