The state and industrial policy in Ireland: a case study of the Irish pharmaceutical sector


Autoria(s): Hannon, Enda; Monks , Kathy; Conway, Edel; Kelly, Grainne; Flood, Patrick; Truss, Katie; Mastroeni, Michele
Data(s)

2011

Formato

application/pdf

Identificador

http://pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/the-state-and-industrial-policy-in-ireland-a-case-study-of-the-irish-pharmaceutical-sector(f6bb5756-4b06-4ca6-adca-a2a5cd660984).html

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2011.622918

Idioma(s)

eng

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess

Fonte

Hannon , E , Monks , K , Conway , E , Kelly , G , Flood , P , Truss , K & Mastroeni , M 2011 , ' The state and industrial policy in Ireland: a case study of the Irish pharmaceutical sector ' International Journal of Human Resource Management , vol 22 , no. 18 , pp. 3692-3710 . DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.622918

Tipo

article

Resumo

There is renewed interest in the state's role in the economic sphere but a lack of research on the viability and employment effects of alternative economic models, in particular from a ‘liberal market economy’ perspective. This article addresses this gap in the human resource management literature by undertaking a detailed case study of industrial policy in the Irish pharmaceutical sector. The proactive and resource-intensive industrial policy adopted by the Irish government and development agencies is found to have underpinned a significant strategic upgrading in this sector of the Irish economy. In turn this has facilitated the growth of high-wage, high-skill jobs. The findings highlight the potential for an active industrial policy to promote employment upgrading in liberal market economies.