Sökning: "Human capital"
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11. The Urban Turn : And the Location of economic Activities
Sammanfattning : Competitiveness of city regions has gained a more and more central position in regional development and regional planning within the last decades. A reason for this is that globalisation has caused pressure on industrial structures forcing firms to increase their competitiveness by more actively promoting innovation and knowledge creation. LÄS MER
12. Reporting Intellectual Capital : Four studies on recognition
Sammanfattning : This thesis contributes to the reporting of Intellectual Capital (IC) and includes four papers on the recognition and comparability of IC. IC, often called intangibles in the financial reporting discourse, reflects resources which create value in and for organizations. LÄS MER
13. Social Capital and Regional Innovation Systems : Bridging approaches and broadening understanding of knowledge sharing and innovation
Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis takes as a starting point that geographical location remains fundamental to gain competitive advantage for some types of firms and activities even though economic activity in general has become more global. The region is seen as the key level in which the innovative capability of firms is shaped, coordinated and governed. LÄS MER
14. The value of immigrants' human capital for labour market integration
Sammanfattning : This dissertation focuses on the productive knowledge and skills, i.e., human capital, that immigrants bring from before immigration, as well as new human capital acquired in the destination country. LÄS MER
15. Becoming Jinja : The Production of Space and Making of Place in an African Industrial Town
Sammanfattning : The years immediately preceding and following W.W.II marked a turning point in British colonial policy in Africa. In this doctoral thesis, which focuses on colonial and post-colonial Uganda, this turning point is approached in terms of a shift in would-be hegemonic socio-spatial diagrams of power. LÄS MER