@article{2017:gerhards:the_global,
title = {The Globalisation of Labour Markets: A Content Analy sis of the Demand for Transnational Human Capital in Job Advertisements},
year = {2017},
note = {This article analyses how globalisation has affected the demand for
transnational human capital (foreign language skills, cross-cultural
competence, knowledge about other countries and international
experiences) over time, across levels of qualification, professional
fields and countries. A content analysis of job advertisements in
German and Dutch newspapers, as well as Eurobarometer survey data,
shows that the demand for transnational human capital, especially in
the form of foreign language skills, has increased in recent decades,
with that demand being most pronounced among high‐skilled jobs in
the service sector. Moreover, there are significant national
differences in the importance of transnational human capital,
determined by a country’s level of globalisation and the global
diffusion of its official language. Our study shows, however, that
there are methodological limits to the content analysis of job
postings for determining labour market demand, especially when
specific skills and qualifications, e.g. English language skills, are
increasingly taken for granted.},
journal = {SozW Soziale Welt},
pages = {25--44},
author = {Gerhards, Jürgen and Hans, Silke and Carlson, Sören and Drewski, Daniel},
volume = {68},
number = {1}
}