Hur växer kunskapsintensiva företag som sysslar med företagstjänster?

PublikationRapporter
Daniel Halvarsson, Företag, Företagandets villkor, Karl Wennberg, Kompetens, Kompetens för tillväxt, Kompetensförsörjning, Kunskapsintensiva företag, Sysselsättning, Tillväxt
Hur växer kunskapsintensiva företag
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Sammanfattning

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.

Halvarsson, D. & Wennberg, K. (2014). Hur växer kunskapsintensiva företag som sysslar med företagstjänster? Kompetens för tillväxt, rapport nr 11. Stockholm: Ratio.


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