We ask whether the gendered division of work affects firm productivity across the spectrum of economic development. Personnel records of over 100,000 individuals hired by a global firm that operates in 100 countries reveal that the performance of female employees is higher where women are...

We ask whether the gendered division of work affects firm productivity across the spectrum of economic development. Personnel records of over 100,000 individuals hired by a global firm that operates in 100 countries reveal that the performance of female employees is higher where women are...

The purpose of this study is to research what combinations of cooperation partners are most effective according to a firm’s type of innovation proactivity: product or process oriented. Fifteen possible combinations are analysed, starting with the four most common cooperation partners:...

AbstractThis article corresponds to the Opening Magisterial Lecture of the 2021 Course of the Royal Galician Academy of Science, which I gave on May 5th, 2021.The first part ("Introduction") describes the essential features of the two types of globalization seen in modern times: the so-called...