Les entreprises a forte croissance et leur contribution a l'emploi: le cas de la Suede 1987-1996

This study explores how high growth firms in Sweden contribute to job creation. Using the population of all firms in Sweden with more than 20 employees in existence in 1996 (n = 11,748), we analysed their annual development for the previous ten years (1987 to 1996). We defined as a sub-sample of high growth firms those 10 % of all firms that contributed most in annual average absolute employment growth (n = 1 153). The results indicate that young and medium sized firms, often in young and growing industries, create new jobs to a great extent. However, the total contribution to job creation by high growth firms is less than that of newly established firms. Implications for research and practice are offered