1st Edition
Capability Building and Global Innovation Networks
1. Introduction: global innovation networks, human capital, and development Michael Gastrow and Glenda Kruss
2. Competences as drivers and enablers of globalization of innovation: the Swedish ICT industry and emerging economies Cristina Chaminade and Claudia De Fuentes
3. The globalization of innovation in the Danish food industry: exploitation and exploration of emerging markets Stine Jessen Haakonsson
4. Building capabilities through global innovation networks: case studies from the Brazilian automotive industry Ana Valéria Carneiro Dias, Maria Cecília Pereira and Gustavo Britto
5. Multinational strategies, local human capital, and global innovation networks in the automotive industry: case studies from Germany and South Africa Jo Lorentzen and Michael Gastrow
6. New trends in an old sector: exploring global knowledge and HR management in MNCs and the North–South divide in human capital formation Eike W. Schamp and Andreas Stamm
7. Skills and the formation of global innovation networks: a balancing act Michael Gastrow and Glenda Kruss
Biography
Michael Gastrow is a Senior Research Specialist in the Education and Skills Development programme at the Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa. His research focuses on innovation systems, skills development, and the public understanding of science.
Glenda Kruss is a Director in the Education and Skills Development programme at the Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa. Her research focuses on higher education, innovation and development, exploring responsiveness to economic and social needs, and skills development.
