ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN'> <html><head><title>Title Page</title><meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html; charset=iso-8859-1'><style type='text/css'>h1 { margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px; font-size:large; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align:center; color:#000; }h2 { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; }h2.myclass { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; text-align:center;}h3 { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; }h3.myclass { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; text-align:center;}h4 { font-size:x-large; font-family:garamond, serif; color:#09f; text-align:center; margin:0px 0px 5px 0px; padding:0px;}h5 { font-size:13px; font-family:verdana, arial,sans-serif; font-weight:600; margin:0px 0px 5px 50px; padding:0px;}i.myclass{color:#07a;}</style></head><body> <H1> Globalisation of the Executive Search Industry in Europe, 1980-2007 </H1> <H3 class='myclass'> UKDA study number:6140</h3> <H2 class='myclass'>Principal Investigators </H2> <H3 class='myclass'> Beaverstock,J.<br>University of Nottingham. School of Geography<br>Faulconbridge, J.<br>Lancaster University. Department of Geography<br>Hall, S.<br>University of Nottingham. Department of Geography<br> </H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Sponsor</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>Economic and Social Research Council<br></H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Distributed by</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.</H3> <H3 class='myclass'> April 2009 </H3> <div style='page-break-before:always'></div> <H1>&nbsp;</H1><H1>Bibliographic Citation</H1> <H5> All works which use or refer to these materials should acknowledge these sources by means of bibliographic citation. To ensure that such source attributions are captured for bibliographic indexes, citations must appear in footnotes or in the reference section of publications. The bibliographic citation for this data collection is: </h5> <H5> Beaverstock,J., Faulconbridge, J. and Hall, S., <i> Globalisation of the Executive Search Industry in Europe, 1980-2007</i> [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], April 2009. SN: 6140, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6140-1. </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <H1 >Acknowledgement</h1> <h5> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials, should acknowledge the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive, and to acknowledge Crown Copyright where appropriate. <br> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials should carry a statement that the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive bear no responsibility for their further analysis or interpretation. </h5><H5>&nbsp;</H5> <h5><b>Copyright: </b><br> J.V. Beaverstock, S.J.E. Hall and J.R. Faulconbridge </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <H1>Disclaimer</H1> <h5> Although all efforts are made to ensure the quality of the materials, neither the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections, nor the UK Data Archive bear any responsibility for the accuracy or comprehensiveness of these materials.<br> </h5><h5>&nbsp;</h5><h5>All rights reserved. No part of these materials may be reproduced, stored in, or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the UK Data Archive.<br><br>UK Data Archive<br> University of Essex<br> Wivenhoe Park<br> Colchester<br> Essex C04 3SQ<br> United Kingdom<br>www.data-archive.ac.uk <br><br> </h5> <h2 style='page-break-before:always'> 6140 . Globalisation of the Executive Search Industry in Europe, 1980-2007<br> </h2><h3>&nbsp;</h3> <h3>Depositor:</h3> <h5>Beaverstock,J. , University of Nottingham. School of Geography</h5> <h3>Principal Investigators:</h3> <h5>Beaverstock,J. , University of Nottingham. School of Geography</h5> <h5>Faulconbridge, J. , Lancaster University. Department of Geography</h5> <h5>Hall, S. , University of Nottingham. Department of Geography</h5> <H3>Sponsor:</H3><H5> Economic and Social Research Council<br> <i class='myclass'> Grant Number:</i> RES-000-22-1498 </H5> <h3> Abstract: </h3> <h5><i>Globalisation of the Executive Search Industry in Europe, 1980-2007</i> aimed to develop knowledge and understanding of the contemporary globalisation of the head-hunting industry in Europe and its implications for new forms and geographies of executive search and selection. Europe has become the most complex and sophisticated pan-regional market for executive search, fuelled by free labour mobility within the European Union (EU), thereby offering a unique environment in which to study the changing practices of the head-hunting industry. <br> <br> Theoretically, the project, firstly, develops existing knowledge and understanding of the strategic and operational transnational capacities of knowledge-intensive professional services in a globally connected business environment; and secondly, explores the role of head-hunters as key  intermediaries in the reproduction and management of executive labour in Europe s knowledge-based economy. <br> <br> Quantitative time series data (1980-2005) of the office locations of executive search firms have been collected from the Executive Grapevine. These can be used to map the initial internationalisation and recent globalisation geographies in Europe. 51 case study interviews have been undertaken with the leading firms and professional bodies based in London and several European cities (also one association in New York). These provide original insights into and understanding of executive search firms' strategies and their intermediary role in Europe s elite labour market. All research participants and their employing firms have been made anonymous and unidentifiable throughout the data. This includes removing their names, the firm names, references to particular projects and their career histories.<br> <br> Further information is available from the <a href="http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/esrcinfocentre/viewawardpage.aspx?awardnumber=RES-000-22-1498" title ="ESRC Award">ESRC Award</a> web page and the <a href="http://www.geog.lancs.ac.uk/headhunters" title = "Headhunters">Headhunters</a> project web page.<br></h5><h3>Main Topics:</h3><h5>The globalisation of the executive search industry in Europe as understood by executive search consultants, researchers and associations.</h5> <h3>Coverage: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'> Time Period Covered:</i> January 1980 - August 2007 <br><i class='myclass'>Dates of Fieldwork: </i> January 2006 - August 2007 <br><i class='myclass'>Country: </i> Belgium; England; France; Germany (October 1990-); Netherlands; United States <br><i class='myclass'>Geography: </i> Amsterdam; Brussels; London; New York; Paris; Frankfurt-on-Main <br><i class='myclass'>Spatial Units: </i> Cities <br><i class='myclass'>Observation Units: </i> Individuals; Institutions/organisations <br><i class='myclass'>Kind of Data: </i> Textual data; Numeric data; Individual (micro) level </h5> <h3>Universe Sampled: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Location of Units of Observation:</i> Cross-national; Subnational <br><i class='myclass'>Population:</i> <i>Qualitative data:</i> Executive search consultants, researchers and associations in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Brussels and New York, 2007<br/><i>Quantitative data:</i> Global executive search firms, 1980-2005 </h5> <h3>Methodology: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Time Dimensions: </i> Cross-sectional (one-time) study <br><i class='myclass'>Sampling Procedures: </i> Purposive selection/case studies <br><i class='myclass'>Number of Units:</i> 51 interviews <br><i class='myclass'>Method of Data Collection: </i> Face-to-face interview; Compilation or synthesis of existing material <br><i class='myclass'>Data Sources: </i> The office locations of executive search firms were collected from the Executive Grapevine, The Directory of Executive Recruitment, published by The Executive Grapevine International Ltd. Editions consulted were 1980, 1985, 1990, 1994, 2000, 2005.<br> Copies are held at the British Library and the most recent edition is available for private purchase.<br> <br><i class='myclass'>Weighting: </i> Not applicable </h5><h3>Language(s) of Written Materials: </h3> <h5>Study Description: English<br>Study Documentation: English<br></h5> <h3>Access: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Access Conditions: </i> The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See <a href='http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/orderingdata/termsandConditions.asp'>terms and conditions</a> for further information. <br><i class='myclass'>Availability: </i> ESDS Qualidata, UK Data Archive <br><i class='myclass'>Contact: </i></b> Help desk: qualidata@esds.ac.uk<br> </h5> <h3>Date of First Release:</h3><h5> 30 April 2009<br></h5> <h3> Copyright: </h3> <h5> J.V. Beaverstock, S.J.E. Hall and J.R. Faulconbridge</h5> <br><br> <h3> File last updated: </h3> <h5>31 October 2011</h5> </body></html>