... on business survival. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Performance Business training Micro firms SUR model Sweden It is believed that micro firms play an important role in national economies in terms of jobs and growth (Reynolds, 2012). Despite structural changes in the Swedish...

...Magnus Klofsten; Dylan Jones-Evans Purpose – Understanding the factors behind successful enterprise policy interventions are critical in ensuring effective programme development. The aim of this paper is to analyse an academic-industry initiative in Sweden developed to support knowledge-intensive...

... for different areas of vocational training in AMU were subjected to standardized assessment procedures with the purpose of securing basic qualifications. Assessments were mostly made for training areas with technical or mechanical content. Outcome data were provided by Statistics Sweden and included...

... and constraining conditions (Gustavsson and Fogelberg Eriksson, 2010). Top management team Economic crisis Organizational learning Exploration Exploitation Ambidextrous organizations Sweden Economic cycles Learning Senior management Many organisations have been forced to fight for survival...

... Limited 2011 Human resource development Competence based training Business environment Sweden There is currently a strong interest in the workplace as a site for education and training – an interest that has also generated a considerable amount of research over the last decade (e.g...

... effectively. It is argued that special programs are still needed, even in a country like Sweden known for its relative equality between women and men. Originality/value The context is interesting and the longitudinal in‐depth approach brought the author unusually close to advisors and participants...

.... documentary analyses. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Human capital International organizations Senior managers Rhetoric Denmark Norway Sweden What is human capital? In the work of management scholars, the term “human capital” has been referred to as a key element...

...Magnus Klofsten In Sweden today there are many initiatives to stimulate individuals to act in an entrepreneurial manner, including professorships in entrepreneurialism at universities, new courses and training programmes, while firms such as Ericsson, Telia and Saab have established “innovation...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Sweden Recruitment Age discrimination Attitudes among Swedish employers towards different groups of job applicants Keywords: Sweden, Recruitment, Age discrimination A report published recently by the Swedish Employment Service studied...

...Ylva Kjellberg; Magnus Söderström; Lennart Svensson This paper examines human resource development in Sweden. By way of context, it discusses socio‐cultural conditions, prevailing economic conditions and recent structural changes and employment and flexibility trends in Sweden. It sets down...

..., Denmark, France, Germany, Holland, Sweden and Switzerland),followed by discussion of the current provision for vocational education and training within those systems and also in commerce and industry. Also provided are additional information on the work of CEDEFOP and of the European Commission, further...