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A taxonomy of multi-industry labour force skills

A taxonomy of multi-industry labour force skills
A taxonomy of multi-industry labour force skills
This paper proposes an empirical study of the skill repertoires of 290 sectors in the United States over the period 2002–2011. We use information on employment structures and job content of occupations to flesh out structural characteristics of industry-specific know-how. The exercise of mapping the skills structures embedded in the workforce yields a taxonomy that discloses novel nuances on the organization of industry. In so doing we also take an initial step towards the integration of labour and employment in the area of innovation studies.
industry dynamics, skills, taxonomy
0048-7333
1116-1132
Consoli, Davide
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Rentocchini, Francesco
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Consoli, Davide
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Rentocchini, Francesco
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Consoli, Davide and Rentocchini, Francesco (2015) A taxonomy of multi-industry labour force skills. Research Policy, 44 (5), 1116-1132. (doi:10.1016/j.respol.2014.12.005).

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This paper proposes an empirical study of the skill repertoires of 290 sectors in the United States over the period 2002–2011. We use information on employment structures and job content of occupations to flesh out structural characteristics of industry-specific know-how. The exercise of mapping the skills structures embedded in the workforce yields a taxonomy that discloses novel nuances on the organization of industry. In so doing we also take an initial step towards the integration of labour and employment in the area of innovation studies.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 24 December 2014
Published date: 1 June 2015
Keywords: industry dynamics, skills, taxonomy
Organisations: Centre for Innovation & Enterprise

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Local EPrints ID: 373128
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/373128
ISSN: 0048-7333
PURE UUID: 61abb1df-c027-423b-9ae1-3bfbd13aa479

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Date deposited: 12 Jan 2015 09:45
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 18:47

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Author: Davide Consoli

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