Innovation theory: Towards a neo-Schumpeterian theory of Innovation in services?

摘要

The economics of services is seeking an appro- priate theory of innovation. A priori, a neo- Schumpeterian approach does not seem Incompatible with the principal traits of the Service economy. This article poses the ques- Tion, to what extent do neo-Schumpeterinan Analyses of innovation account for innovation In services? It offers a critical appraisal of at- Tempts to apply these ideas to services, from Simple conceptual and methodological trans- Positions (transposition of analyses of para- Taxonomies of forms of technical change) to Attempts to create more complete theoretical Construct.