Ekonomik Faaliyet Kolu Tanımlama ve Sınıflandırma Önerisi: Bilgi Yoğun İş Hizmetleri (BYİH)

Abstract

The classification of an economic activity is directly related to how well it is defined and how well its characteristics are expressed. The first classification of economic activity was made by triple sector classification in the 1940s. According to this classification, agriculture has been determined as primary activity, industry as secondary activity, and service sector as tertiary activity. However today, with the advancement of technology and knowledge, many business activities have emerged or divided into new business divisions. The most affected sector from this change has been service sector. In the world, especially in the last 30 years, there has been a structural transformation from industry towards service sector. This transformation has led to an increase in interest and demand for the service sector, and has caused business divisions within the service sector itself. As a result, many service sectors have emerged as a sub-activity. Looking at the recent studies, it is seen that service sub-sectors have been classified under different names and different contents. The fact that OECD and World Bank’s division of the service sector into three subclasses as producers, consumers and public services, as well as a low intensive knowledge and intensive knowledge classification have brought about many debates. The aim of this study is to define and classify the sub-sectors that represent knowledge intensive business service activities (KIBS) within the service sector. In accordance with this purpose, studies on knowledge intensive business services, reports and sectors representing knowledge intensive services are analyzed by using content analysis. Within this context, firstly, what is included or not included in the KIBS activities will be put forward and a proposal for identification of the branch of activity will be introduced. Secondly, based on this definition, considering the sub-sectors within KIBS, KIBS activities are categorized. According to the content analysis, a total of 10 activities are defined within KIBS. Developing a proposal for defining and classifying KIBS activities, this study reveals the changing content of branches of economic activity and provides an important basis for the data classes.

Keywords

• knowledge intensive business services (kibs)
• economic activity branch
• economic geography
• content analysis
• classification and identification