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Does the UK have a ‘comparative institutional advantage’ that is supportive of the IT services sector?
Author(s) -
Donnelly Rory,
Grimshaw Damian,
Miozzo Marcela
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-005x.2011.00262.x
Subject(s) - business , economic sector , information technology , business sector , tertiary sector of the economy , industrial organization , economics , marketing , political science , economy , law
This paper applies a ‘sector‐in‐country’ approach to examine the institutional conditions associated with the recent expansion of the information technology services sector in the UK. The findings reveal both synergies and tensions between the business and employment conditions of the sector and the wider institutional characteristics of the UK employment model.