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Employment in Knowledge-Intensive Activities in European Countries: Gender Perspective

In the modern economy of the 21 st century, knowledge and information play the main role in achieving a competitive advantage in the global market. Knowledge-intensive activities (KIAs) present a set of activities that enhance innovation processes that influence on quality and efficiency of the different business functions. In this paper, the authors examine employment in knowledge-intensive services for the year 2017 for selected European countries. The goal of the paper is to investigate differences among employees in total knowledge-intensive activities in European countries regarding gender. Cluster analysis was conducted to identify homogenous groups of selected variables regarding the percentage of total employment in knowledge-intensive activities. Research results showed that the percentage of total employment in general in total knowledge-intensive activities is higher than in business activities, especially for female compared to male. Besides, cluster analysis results showed that developed countries are leaders in KIAs compared to developing countries.

knowledge-intensive activities (KIAs), business, gender, Europe, Eurostat, cluster analysis

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