The Importance of SMEs as Innovators of Sustainable Inclusive Employment
New Evidence from Regional and Local Labour Markets
1st Edition
Published on 4. August 2020
358 pages
978-3-95710-380-2 (ISBN)
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SMEs are the backbone of the European economy, but in regional and local labour market monitoring approaches their specificities are not yet well considered. As SMEs have to compete with larger companies for human resources, they develop creative strategies for recruiting and retaining employees. This overall flexible approach proves to be a good tactic for staying in business, e.g. during a pandemic. This publication delivers insights on the statistical relevance of SMEs and their importance for the functioning of regional and local labour markets. Additionally, it offers an organisational perspective on specific conditions for human resource management within European, national, regional and local policy frameworks. Most of the contributions in this anthology show insights drawn from the current COVID-19 pandemic. This perspective leads to further discussions on how these insights can be used to develop new concepts for regional and local labour market monitoring beyond the pandemic.
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Content
- Intro
- Christa Larsen, Jenny Kipper, Alfons Schmid, Marco Ricceri (Eds.): The Importance of SMEs as Innovators of Sustainable Inclusive Employment. New Evidence from Regional and Local Labour Markets
- Foreword
- Changes in the Italian Labour Market
- Renato Fontana: Homage: What Patrizio Di Nicola Has Left Behind
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Christa Larsen and Jenny Kipper: The Importance of SMEs as Innovators of Sustainable Inclusive Employment: New Evidence from Regional and Local Labour Markets
- 1. SMES: CONCEPTS AND RELEVANCE FOR REGIONAL AND LOCAL LABOUR MARKET MONITORING IN THE PHASE OF PANDEMIC AND BEYOND
- Ronald McQuaid and Aleksandra Webb: The Importance of SMEs as Innovators of Sustainable Inclusive Employment: Some Issues Resulting from Shocks to the Economy Imposed by the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Renato Fontana, Ernesto Dario Calò and Milena Cassella: What Is New in SMEs? Innovation and Employment Sustainability in the Context of Italian Start-Ups
- 2. POLICY FRAMEWORKS FOR SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND GROWTH OF SMES
- 2.1. Multiple Policy Fields and Collaboration
- Gábor Mélypataki, Michal Baranski, Zoltán Muszinszki and Katalin Lipták: SMEs in Hungary and in Poland: A Comparative Analysis of Legal and Labour Relations19
- Martine Gadille, Karine Guiderdoni-Jourdain and Robert Tchobanian: Regional Public Policy on the Use of ICT to Support Innovation and Growth: How Can Micro-Businesses and SMEs Be Supported Through Collaborative Initiatives in Clusters?
- Irina V. Novikova, Olesya V. Dmitrieva and Roman I. Antonenko: Employment in SMEs in the Context of Digitalisation: Opportunities and Threats. On the Examples of Russia and China
- Borja Pulido Orbegozo: Decent Work in the Basque Country
- 2.2. Challenges for Policy Makers
- Nina Oding: SMEs in the Economy of Russia: Regional and Industry Aspects
- Ciprian Panzaru and Cosmin Enache: Contributions of SMEs to Employment in Romania
- Daniel Porep: SMEs in Brandenburg - Job Creation Motor, Adaptation Machine, Low Wages?
- 3. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN SMES
- 3.1. Relevance of Training and Its Practice
- Aline Valette-Wursthen: Continuing Vocational Training and SMEs: Specificities, Practices, and Potentials
- Pirita Vuorinen and Cristina Mereuta: Skills for Smart Specialisation: Fostering SME Innovation Through New Training and Learning Pathways, Technological Transfer, and Skills Upgrading
- Oliver Lauxen and Christian Müller: SMEs and the Retrospective Acquirement of Vocational Qualification by Semi-Skilled and Unskilled Workers in the Federal State of Hesse
- 3.2. Human Resource Development and RetentionManagement
- Mattia Martini and Dario Cavenago: How Do SMEs Contribute to Sustainable Employability in Times of Crisis? An Explorative Study in Northern Italy
- Moreno Baruffini: Innovation and Sustainable Inclusive Employment: Evidence from the "Regio Insubria" During the COVID-19 Outbreak
- Jenny Kipper: Recruiting and Retention in SMEs in Hesse - Qualitative Insights
- 4. OUTLOOK - SMES ACROSS EUROPE
- Marco Ricceri: SMEs - Labour and the Challenge of Competitive Sustainability
- Afterword
- INFORMATION ON THE AUTHORS
