Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relevance of three economic growth theories in Sub‐Saharan Africa economies. Design/methodology/approach – This empirical paper employs a panel data framework, using fixed effect, random effects and maximum likelihood estimation...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to extend a theoretical model due to Ljungqvist and data from a sample of 19 developing economies to empirically test it. Design/methodology/approach – Data for all variables are from the 2005 Human Development Report and the 2006 World Development Report ....

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate whether the institution attended or type of course taken in further education, by students who are classified as low achievers at age 16, influences the probability of their subsequent educational success. Design/methodology/approach – To evaluate the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors of technology diffusion in Saudi Arabia. It is a relevant study for Saudi Arabia, which has embarked on high gears of economic modernization that is supposed to be driven by technology and knowledge. Thus, an up-to-date research...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the effect of human capital development on regional productivity growth and convergence in the Spanish provinces over the period 1991-2006. Design/methodology/approach – The stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) methodology is used to estimate...

Purpose – This editorial aims to provide an overview of the current state of research in the UK and proposes some future directions for research for family business scholars. Design/methodology/approach – This article is an editorial with commentary about recent developments in understanding...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore if any disparity exists between human capital information desired by financial analysts and fund managers and actual disclosure of such information in company annual reports, in the context of developing countries. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the economic effect of immigration, in particular, government's ability to select human capital that benefits the economy. Design/methodology/approach – The effects of recent migration to New Zealand are examined, drawing on government statistics....

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of employees’ career management processes and the relationship between human capital and interim leadership role importance. Design/methodology/approach – Responses of 413 Indian manufacturing employees with middle or top‐level...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the peculiarity of computer game organizations and their human resources. It presents a stage model including four phases covering the growth from demo group to full business. This study extends the research on how computer game organizations...