The handbook of innovation and services : a multi disciplinary perspective This Handbook brings together 49 international specialists to address an issue of increasing importance for the worlds post industrial economies; innovation as it relates to services pt. I. Services and innovation : conceptual and analytical frameworks pt. II. The nature of innovation in services : sectoral analyses and case studies pt. III. Organisational and strategic patterns for service innovation pt. IV. Innovation in services and through services : impact analyses (growth performance employment and skills) pt. V. Innovation in services and national and international spaces pt. VI. Innovation in services and public policy pt. VII. Service innovation : beyond service sectors