European born globals : job creation in young international businesses /: job creation in young international businesses. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Irene Mandl and Valentina Patrini.
• Editors: Mandl, Irene; Patrini, Valentina
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Book Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Forewords; List of acronyms; 1 Introduction; Note; References; 2 SMEs and job creation in Europe; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Economic and labour market contribution of European SMEs; 2.3 Determinants of job creation in SMEs; 2.4 Concluding remarks: the profile of the job creating SME; References; 3 Born globals' job creation dynamism -- the European perspective; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The business model of born globals 3.3 Economic and labour market contribution of born globals in Europe3.4 Drivers and constraints for job creation; 3.5 Processes and characteristics of job creation; Notes; References; 4 Job creation in Swedish born globals; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Sweden's economy and international trade; 4.3 Born globals in Sweden; 4.4 Number of employees in born global enterprises; 4.5 Willingness and expectation to grow; 4.6 Examples of Swedish born globals; 4.7 Discussion; 4.8 Managerial and policy implications; Notes; References; 5 Employment and job creation in born global enterprises in Austria 5.1 Introduction5.2 Mapping and characterising born globals in Austria; 5.3 Strategic orientation of born globals; 5.4 Types of jobs created and personnel needed by born globals; 5.5 Recruitment practices used; 5.6 Barriers to job creation and recruiting; 5.7 Support for recruitment and job creation; 5.8 Key results and policy pointers; Notes; References; 6 Estonian born globals' job creation; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Literature review; 6.3 Data and method; 6.4 Results; 6.5 Conclusion and implications; Notes; References; 7 Born globals and the medical technology cluster in the west of Ireland 7.1 Introduction7.2 Literature review; 7.3 Irish medical technology industry; 7.4 Discussion; 7.5 Conclusions; Notes; References; 8 More than job creation Employee engagement in knowledge sharing and learning advantages of newness; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Learning advantages of newness; 8.3 Employee engagement in knowledge sharing; 8.4 Primary evidence from six Spanish case studies; 8.5 Conclusions: uncovering the role of human resource practices in promoting born globals' learning advantages of newness; Notes; References 9 Conclusions Policy relevance of born globals for job creation in Europe9.1 Why focus on job creation in born globals?; 9.2 Development pathways of born globals; 9.3 Specific public support for job creation in born globals; 9.4 For future policy debate: job creation by born globals; References; Index
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 658.049; International business enterprises; Job creation; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industrial Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351864145; 1351864149
• Related ISBNs: 9780415376624; 9781138713956
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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