Finnish technology-intensive growth firms individual capabilities during high-growth and internationalization

Kasvuyritykset erityisesti teknologia-alalla ovat olleet ajankohtainen ilmiö jo muutaman vuosikymmenen ajan. Globaalit markkinat ja kiihtyvään tahtiin syntyvät uudet innovatiiviset ratkaisut ovat tarjonneet uusille yrityksille toimintaympäristön, jossa kansainvälistyminen on mahdollista nopeasti ja...

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Main Author: Vilkki, Samu
Other Authors: Kauppakorkeakoulu, School of Business and Economics, Taloustieteet, Business and Economics, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2019
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/67203
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description Kasvuyritykset erityisesti teknologia-alalla ovat olleet ajankohtainen ilmiö jo muutaman vuosikymmenen ajan. Globaalit markkinat ja kiihtyvään tahtiin syntyvät uudet innovatiiviset ratkaisut ovat tarjonneet uusille yrityksille toimintaympäristön, jossa kansainvälistyminen on mahdollista nopeasti ja jo yrityksen elinkaaren alkuvaiheessa. Uusia teknologiakeskeisiä start- up yrityksiä perustetaan markkinalle jatkuvasti. Tässä tutkimuksessa käsitellään yrityksen nopeaa kasvua, born-global käsitettä ja teknologiayritysten kansainvälistymistä henkilöstön kyvykkyyden näkökulmasta. Tämä gradu pyrkii vastaamaan kysymyksiin: minkälaisia kykyjä ja taitoja vaaditaan teknologiakeskeisten kasvuyritysten työntekijöiltä, ja kuinka näitä kehitetään yrityksissä. Myös nopean kasvun vaikutuksia henkilöstöön käsitellään tutkimusongelmissa. Tutkimuksessa tutkittiin suomalaisia teknologiakeskeisiä kasvuyrityksiä. Kokonaisuudessaan haastateltiin viiden eri yrityksen henkilöstöhallinnon ja johtotason edustajia heidän näkemyksistään edellä mainittuihin aiheisiin. Sisältöanalyysia käyttämällä haastatteluista saatu data käsiteltiin ja johdettiin loogisiksi kokonaisuuksiksi. Päälöydöksenä tuloksista voidaan pitää sitä että kasvuyrityksissä vastuu henkilöstön kyvyistä, taidoista ja niiden kehittämisestä on paljolti henkilöllä itsellään. Yrityksen osallistuminen taitojen ja kykyjen kehittämiseen ilmenee usein vasta yrityksen kasvun myöhäisemmässä vaiheessa, jolloin henkilöstöhallinnon rakenteet on luotu. Yrittäjähenkisyys ja kyky oppia nopeasti korostuvat tärkeinä taitoina kasvuyritysten henkilöstössä tällä alalla. Growth companies have been current topic for a few decades especially in the field of technological innovations and ventures. Global markets and escalating speed of new innovative solutions has provided an environment for new ventures to be born globals or to internationalize rapidly. Internationalization and even more naturally global operational environment enables companies to grow faster than previously and this has attracted new start-up companies into the markets. This study covers the topic of high growth, born globals and internationalization in technology companies from employee capability perspective. The research of this study answers questions of what kind of key capabilities and skills are required from employees in growth companies and how these skills and capabilities are developed. Also, impacts of high growth on employees is covered in this study. The research setting was built on Finnish technology-intensive growth firms. In total, five HR and management level representatives were interviewed on their company’s views on research questions. The data from interviews was transcribed and analyzed by using content analysis method. Theme mapping was used to create logical structures within the phenomenon. The main finding from the results was that high growth companies within the technology industry rely on their employees to be in personal responsibility of developing new skills. Company participation on developing skills and capabilities comes often in latter stage of high growth when HR structures are created. Entrepreneurial attitude and learning capabilities are the most important features of a growth company employee within this industry .
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title_full Finnish technology-intensive growth firms : individual capabilities during high-growth and internationalization
title_fullStr Finnish technology-intensive growth firms : individual capabilities during high-growth and internationalization Finnish technology-intensive growth firms : individual capabilities during high-growth and internationalization
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title_short Finnish technology-intensive growth firms
title_sort finnish technology intensive growth firms individual capabilities during high growth and internationalization
title_sub individual capabilities during high-growth and internationalization
title_txtP Finnish technology-intensive growth firms : individual capabilities during high-growth and internationalization
topic technology firms capabilities skills intellectual capital personnel development Yrittäjyys Entrepreneurship 20422 kasvuyritykset tietotekniikkayritykset työntekijät teknologiayritykset growth companies information technology companies employees technology companies
topic_facet 20422 Entrepreneurship Yrittäjyys capabilities employees growth companies information technology companies intellectual capital kasvuyritykset personnel development skills technology companies technology firms teknologiayritykset tietotekniikkayritykset työntekijät
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