STRATEGIC BUSINESS SERVICES DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF THE CAPITALE-NATIONALE DU QUÉBEC REGION

In this paper we study the role of business services, particularly strategic business services (SBS), in the process of regional development. Using the case of the Capitale-Nationale region (Quebec City and surrounding territory) as an example, we explore the differences between an urban core and it...

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Main Authors: Prosper Habimana, Serge Côté
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul 2014-09-01
Series:Redes
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Online Access:https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/redes/article/view/5108
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description In this paper we study the role of business services, particularly strategic business services (SBS), in the process of regional development. Using the case of the Capitale-Nationale region (Quebec City and surrounding territory) as an example, we explore the differences between an urban core and its adjacent rural areas in terms of SBS development. In this region as in many others, services in general and SBS in particular are concentrated in the metropolitan zone and are poorly represented in the rural areas. Such a situation, which replicates the differences in the level of industrialization, is detrimental to the development of rural areas. Nevertheless, the innovation potential of the rural areas is not to be overlooked in so far as they can continue to attract business services and if a suitable networking of local businesses can be achieved with strategic partners located in the metropolitan core.
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spelling doaj.art-76bbe33bc13847efa1953c4836f7977b2022-12-22T02:42:40ZporUniversidade de Santa Cruz do SulRedes1414-71061982-67452014-09-01192315210.17058/redes.v19i2.51082385STRATEGIC BUSINESS SERVICES DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF THE CAPITALE-NATIONALE DU QUÉBEC REGIONProsper HabimanaSerge CôtéIn this paper we study the role of business services, particularly strategic business services (SBS), in the process of regional development. Using the case of the Capitale-Nationale region (Quebec City and surrounding territory) as an example, we explore the differences between an urban core and its adjacent rural areas in terms of SBS development. In this region as in many others, services in general and SBS in particular are concentrated in the metropolitan zone and are poorly represented in the rural areas. Such a situation, which replicates the differences in the level of industrialization, is detrimental to the development of rural areas. Nevertheless, the innovation potential of the rural areas is not to be overlooked in so far as they can continue to attract business services and if a suitable networking of local businesses can be achieved with strategic partners located in the metropolitan core.https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/redes/article/view/5108Services Stratégiques aux Entreprises (SSE). Services aux entreprises. Services. Développement Régional. Québec.
spellingShingle Prosper Habimana
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STRATEGIC BUSINESS SERVICES DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF THE CAPITALE-NATIONALE DU QUÉBEC REGION
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Services Stratégiques aux Entreprises (SSE). Services aux entreprises. Services. Développement Régional. Québec.
title STRATEGIC BUSINESS SERVICES DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF THE CAPITALE-NATIONALE DU QUÉBEC REGION
title_full STRATEGIC BUSINESS SERVICES DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF THE CAPITALE-NATIONALE DU QUÉBEC REGION
title_fullStr STRATEGIC BUSINESS SERVICES DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF THE CAPITALE-NATIONALE DU QUÉBEC REGION
title_full_unstemmed STRATEGIC BUSINESS SERVICES DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF THE CAPITALE-NATIONALE DU QUÉBEC REGION
title_short STRATEGIC BUSINESS SERVICES DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF THE CAPITALE-NATIONALE DU QUÉBEC REGION
title_sort strategic business services development and regional economic development the case of the capitale nationale du quebec region
topic Services Stratégiques aux Entreprises (SSE). Services aux entreprises. Services. Développement Régional. Québec.
url https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/redes/article/view/5108
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