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The received concepts of innovation, and the measurement techniques based upon those concepts, are firmly rooted in the study of manufacturing innovation. Are they well suited to analysing innovation in economies in which service sectors and service functions play such a dominant role?
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Coombs, R., Miles, I. (2000). Innovation, Measurement and Services: The New Problematique. In: Metcalfe, J.S., Miles, I. (eds) Innovation Systems in the Service Economy. Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation, vol 18. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4425-8_5
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