European born globals : job creation in young international businesses

Author(s)

• Mandl, Irene
• Patrini, Valentina

Bibliographic Information

European born globals : job creation in young international businesses

edited by Irene Mandl and Valentina Patrini

（Routledge studies in international business and the world economy, 72）

Routledge, 2018

• : hbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In the aftermath of the global recession, job creation is a policy priority. While it is a well-accepted fact that the majority of jobs are created by small and medium-sized enterprises, not all SMEs are rapidly growing, or even intend to expand. With limited public budgets, business models within the SME population that do show high job creation potential become very attractive. One of the business types identified as major engines of job creation are 'born globals' characterised as firms which engage intensively in internationalisation activities shortly after start-up. They are high on the entrepreneurship research agenda but so far little attention has been devoted to their potential as job creators, the processes they apply when hiring and the barriers they face. Through a combination of secondary data analysis, literature reviews and international case studies, European Born Globals sheds new light on the motivations and processes of job creation in born global firms. It will contribute to understanding the 'why' and 'how' of job creation in born globals, essential not only for policy makers, but also for academic research and management education.

Table of Contents

Introduction SMEs and job creation in Europe Introduction Economic and labour market contribution of European SMEs Determinants of job creation in SMEs Overview Company external determinants Company internal determinants Concluding remarks: The profile of the job creating SME Born globals' job creation dynamism - the European perspective Introduction The business model of born globals Economic and labour market contribution of born globals in Europe Drivers and constraints for job creation Processes and characteristics of job creation Job creation in Swedish born globals Introduction Sweden's economy and international trade Born Globals in Sweden Number of employees in born global enterprises Willingness and expectation to grow Examples of Swedish born globals Axelent Camp Scandinavia Creative industries sector Discussion Managerial and policy implications Employment and job creation in born global enterprises in Austria Introduction Mapping and characterising born globals in Austria The number and share of born globals Prevalence of born globals by sector Size and workforce of born globals Innovation activity of born globals Owners and managers of born globals Growth performance of born globals Strategic orientation of born globals Types of jobs created and personnel needed by born globals Recruitment practices used Barriers to job creation and recruiting Support for recruitment and job creation Key results and policy pointers Annex: Further information on company case studies Estonian born globals' job creation Introduction Literature review The literature on job creation The literature on born globals The literature on born globals as potential job creators Data and method Results Conclusion and implications Born globals and the Medical Technology cluster in the West of Ireland Introduction Literature review Cluster theory Born globals and industry clusters The cluster life cycle Irish medical technology industry The Medical Technology Cluster in the west of Ireland Indigenous entrepreneurship in the cluster Discussion Conclusions More than job creation. Employee engagement in knowledge sharing and learning advantages of newness Introduction Learning advantages of newness Employee engagement in knowledge sharing Selective recruitment Training Primary evidence from six Spanish case studies Sample Description of the jobs created Employees' engagement in knowledge sharing Recruitment and employee engagement in knowledge sharing Training and employee engagement in knowledge sharing Conclusions: uncovering the role of human resource practices in promoting born globals' learning advantages of newness Conclusions and policy pointers Why focusing on job creation in born globals? Development pathways of born globals Specific public support for job creation in born globals For future policy debate: Job creation by born globals

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Details

• NCID: BB24724877
• ISBN:
  • 9781138713956
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xvii, 165 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 331.12
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Job creation
  • LCSH : International business enterprises
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA26662922