European Born Globals: Job creation in young international businesses

ISBN-13: 9780367884291 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 166 str.

Irene Mandl; Valentina Patrini

Opis

In the aftermath of the global recession, job creation is a policy priority. One of the business types identified as dynamic job creators are ‘born globals".

Through a combination of secondary data analysis, literature reviews and international case studies, European Born Globals sheds new light on the motivations and proc

Spis treści

1. Introduction








2. SMEs and job creation in Europe














1. Introduction











2. Economic and labour market contribution of European SMEs











3. Determinants of job creation in SMEs














1. Overview











2. Company external determinants











3. Company internal determinants












4. Concluding remarks: The profile of the job creating SME












3. Born globals’ job creation dynamism – the European perspective














1. Introduction











2. The business model of born globals











3. Economic and labour market contribution of born globals in Europe











4. Drivers and constraints for job creation











5. Processes and characteristics of job creation












4. Job creation in Swedish born globals














1. Introduction











2. Sweden’s economy and international trade











3. Born Globals in Sweden











4. Number of employees in born global enterprises











5. Willingness and expectation to grow











6. Examples of Swedish born globals














1. Axelent











2. Camp Scandinavia











3. Creative industries sector












7. Discussion











8. Managerial and policy implications












5. Employment and job creation in born global enterprises in Austria














1. Introduction











2. Mapping and characterising born globals in Austria














1. The number and share of born globals











2. Prevalence of born globals by sector











3. Size and workforce of born globals











4. Innovation activity of born glob

O autorze

Irene Mandl is Research Manager at the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. She holds a master degree in international business administration and one in business and law. Irene has been working in policy-oriented socio-economic research in the field of employment and labour market as well as entrepreneurship and industry analysis for more than 15 years. Some of her major research topics refer to SMEs, internationalisation, business start-ups and transfers, specific forms of entrepreneurship (e.g. one-person enterprises, family businesses, ethnic entrepreneurship), Corporate Social Responsibility and HR Management. She has presented her research in numerous national and international conferences and most recently contributed to the ‘Handbook of Research on International Entrepreneurship Strategy’ (Ghauri, P.N./Kirpalani, V.H.M, Handbook of Research on International Entrepreneurship Strategy. Improving SME Performance Globally, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015) with a chapter on European SMEs’ internationalisation. Stefanie Ledermaier is Research Officer at the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. She holds an MA in European Studies from the University of Bath and an MSc in Applied Labour Economics for Development from Sciences Po Paris and the University of Turin jointly delivered at the International Training Centre of the ILO in Turin, Italy. Prior to joining Eurofound she has worked as a research officer in European employment policy at the Institute for Employment Studies in London. Previously she was also a trainee at the OECD and the Council of the European Union. Since joining Eurofound she has been involved in various projects including most recently on ‘Job creation in SMEs’.