Public e-services are a broad and growing research field in which scholars and practitioners
from different domains are involved. However, the increasing attention devoted to public e …

One of the most conventional statements in economics, with regard to the services sector,
suggests that, as a whole, this sector has a lower productivity level and growth rates than the …

This valuable new book contributes greatly to a better understanding of the service
economy. By exploring the key dimensions, available empirical evidence and associated …

By integrating different industry level data sources (OECD Input–Output Tables, OECD
Structural Analysis Database and EUROSTAT CIS) for a selected number of European …

The patterns and mechanisms of job creation in business services are investigated in this
article by considering the role of innovation, demand, wages and the composition of …

R&D service firms are highly innovative knowledge-intensive businesses. They constitute an
important component of the knowledge economy, but one that is often in the shadow of the …

Castellani D., Meliciani V. and Mirra L. The determinants of inward foreign direct investment
in business services across European regions, Regional Studies. The role of forward …

The sector business services contributes directly and indirectly to aggregate economic
growth in Europe. The direct contribution comes from the sector's own dynamism. Though …

This study explores the driving factors for attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow in
the Saudi Arabian economy in two stages. First, it applies a general to specific approach to …

This paper investigates the contribution provided by the Business service sector (BS) to the
international competitiveness of manufacturing industries that acquire and use intangible …