No 2012/6 Competences as drivers and enablers of globalization of innovation
Swedish ICT industry and emerging economies
Keywords:
competence, globalization, global innovation networks, SwedenAbstract
The objective of this paper is to discuss the relationship between competences and the global innovation networks in the Swedish ICT industry using both survey data and information from a case company- TELEQUIP. The paper portrays the interplay between the availability of competences in the home country as well as in the host country, with the specific strategy of the firm for engaging in global innovation networks.