IRIS publication 190495626
Local Labour Market Diversity and Business Innovation: Evidence from Irish Manufacturing Businesses
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TY - JOUR - McGuirk, H,Jordan, D - 2012 - January - European Planning Studies - Local Labour Market Diversity and Business Innovation: Evidence from Irish Manufacturing Businesses - Validated - () - RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT EMPIRICAL-ANALYSIS SECTORAL PATTERNS FIRM PERFORMANCE REGIONAL GROWTH VALUE CHAIN CREATIVITY SIZE AGGLOMERATION PRODUCTIVITY - 20 - 1945 - 1960 - This paper estimates the effect of diversity within local labour markets on business-level innovation. Using survey data and Irish census data, the paper explores whether the diversity of human capital at county level is associated with higher innovation output. Diversity in age, nationality and educational attainment is measured using an index of heterogeneity and its effect on business innovation is estimated using an innovation production function approach. It is found that diversity in nationality and educational attainment is positively associated with the probability of a business product innovating. The findings also suggest that greater external labour market diversity and greater levels of internal third-level education may be substitutes. Where a business is in a diverse location, it may not require higher levels of educational attainment among its workforce to source knowledge for product innovation. - DOI 10.1080/09654313.2012.722918 DA - 2012/01 ER -
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@article{V190495626, = {McGuirk, H and Jordan, D }, = {2012}, = {January}, = {European Planning Studies}, = {Local Labour Market Diversity and Business Innovation: Evidence from Irish Manufacturing Businesses}, = {Validated}, = {()}, = {RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT EMPIRICAL-ANALYSIS SECTORAL PATTERNS FIRM PERFORMANCE REGIONAL GROWTH VALUE CHAIN CREATIVITY SIZE AGGLOMERATION PRODUCTIVITY}, = {20}, pages = {1945--1960}, = {{This paper estimates the effect of diversity within local labour markets on business-level innovation. Using survey data and Irish census data, the paper explores whether the diversity of human capital at county level is associated with higher innovation output. Diversity in age, nationality and educational attainment is measured using an index of heterogeneity and its effect on business innovation is estimated using an innovation production function approach. It is found that diversity in nationality and educational attainment is positively associated with the probability of a business product innovating. The findings also suggest that greater external labour market diversity and greater levels of internal third-level education may be substitutes. Where a business is in a diverse location, it may not require higher levels of educational attainment among its workforce to source knowledge for product innovation.}}, = {DOI 10.1080/09654313.2012.722918}, source = {IRIS} }
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AUTHORS | McGuirk, H,Jordan, D | ||
YEAR | 2012 | ||
MONTH | January | ||
JOURNAL_CODE | European Planning Studies | ||
TITLE | Local Labour Market Diversity and Business Innovation: Evidence from Irish Manufacturing Businesses | ||
STATUS | Validated | ||
TIMES_CITED | () | ||
SEARCH_KEYWORD | RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT EMPIRICAL-ANALYSIS SECTORAL PATTERNS FIRM PERFORMANCE REGIONAL GROWTH VALUE CHAIN CREATIVITY SIZE AGGLOMERATION PRODUCTIVITY | ||
VOLUME | 20 | ||
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START_PAGE | 1945 | ||
END_PAGE | 1960 | ||
ABSTRACT | This paper estimates the effect of diversity within local labour markets on business-level innovation. Using survey data and Irish census data, the paper explores whether the diversity of human capital at county level is associated with higher innovation output. Diversity in age, nationality and educational attainment is measured using an index of heterogeneity and its effect on business innovation is estimated using an innovation production function approach. It is found that diversity in nationality and educational attainment is positively associated with the probability of a business product innovating. The findings also suggest that greater external labour market diversity and greater levels of internal third-level education may be substitutes. Where a business is in a diverse location, it may not require higher levels of educational attainment among its workforce to source knowledge for product innovation. | ||
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DOI_LINK | DOI 10.1080/09654313.2012.722918 | ||
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