Hur växer kunskapsintensiva företag som sysslar med företagstjänster?

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I rapporten analyseras sysselsättningstillväxt i nystartade kunskapsintensiva tjänsteföretag (KIBS). Författarna presenterar en heltäckande studie av samtliga nya svenska KIBS-företag under slutet av 1990-talet och början av 2000-talet, en mycket expansiv period. Datamaterialet som används består av samtliga nya svenska KIBS-företag registrerade någon gång under perioden 1995-2002. Rapporten visar hur den teknologiska kunskapen hos företagens anställda tillsammans med företagsledningens erfarenhetsbaserade kompetens ger förutsättningarna att växa.

Resultaten indikerar att det i huvudsak är de interna resurserna, såsom andelen anställda med en teknologisk examen samt ledningsgruppens erfarenhetsbaserade kompetenser, som driver sysselsättningstillväxten i de nya KIBS-företagen. Slutsatserna visar att KIBS-företag är en viktig källa till nya jobb i Sverige och att de nya jobben främst skapas av erfarna entreprenörer som lyckas rekrytera kompetent teknisk personal.

Ratio Working Paper No 363: City Size, Employer Concentration, and Wage Income Inequality

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Korpi, M., & Halvarsson, D.

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2023

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Rati Working Paper Series.

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In this paper, we build upon a monopsony framework, suggested by Card et. al. 2016, which links firm level productivity and rent-sharing to wage inequality. Specifically, our research questions address i) to which extent labor market concentration across firms (within different types of locally situated industries) affects variation in wages among workers within these firms and industries, and ii) how this variation in turn spills over into economy-wide inequality (measured at the level of local labor markets). Using linked employer-employee full population data for Sweden, and an AKM modelling framework to separate between worker- and firm-level heterogeneity, our results suggest that higher firm-level fixed effects (a measure of rent-sharing) is associated with lower labor market employer concentration, something which affects average wage income among firms accordingly. Addressing wage income inequality by applying our model to different segments of the local labor market income distribution, we find that reduced average employer concentration in larger cities accounts for almost all variation in the (positive) link between city size-and wage inequality, except for the largest metropolises where it captures around 30-50 percent of variation depending on the income segment that we focus on.

Fooled by diversity? When diversity initiatives exacerbate rather than mitigate inequality

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Hellerstedt, K., Uman, T., & Wennberg, K.

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2022

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Hellerstedt, K., Uman, T., & Wennberg, K. (2022). Fooled by diversity? When diversity initiatives exacerbate rather than mitigate inequality. Academy of Management Perspectives.

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This article analyzes and critically discusses the business case logic of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. We highlight the value-in diversity logic for organizations and compare this with both the recent logic of power activism driven by internal and external lobbying and the classical moral justice logic originating in the civil rights movement,showing how the concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion are seen differently in research and advocacy as organizational inputs, sought-for outputs, or as a context for social change…

Crises, Covid-19, and Entrepreneurship

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Batjargal, B., Jack, S., Mickiewicz, T., Stam, E., Stam, W., & Wennberg, K.

Publication year

2023

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Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.

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This virtual special issue includes research on the effects of crises, in particular the COVID-19 pandemic, on entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurial responses to deal with consequences of crises. This issue highlights how crises affect entrepreneurs’ well-being and reinforce the importance of agency of entrepreneurs and other citizens. The special issue also highlights the need for resilience; the ability of entrepreneurs, organizations, and economies to absorb and adapt to shocks; and how it can be strengthened. We discuss the importance of data in times of crisis and the greater need for engaged scholarship.

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Hur växer kunskapsintensiva företag

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