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Firms and industries in evolutionary economics: Lessons from Marshall, Young, Steindl and Penrose
Bloch, Harry - 2007
Evolutionary economists have tended to assess firms and industries separately, neglecting the role of their interaction … in the process of economic growth and development. We trace the separation of firms and industries to Marshall, whose … industries. Penrose avoids the industry concept by focussing on heterogeneous firms, while Young and Steindl develop mundane …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009434930
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Management practices, workforce selection, and productivity
Bender, Stefan; Bloom, Nicholas; Card, David; Van … - 2016
Recent research suggests that much of the cross-firm variation in measured productivity is due to differences in use of advanced management practices. Many of these practices - including monitoring, goal setting, and the use of incentives - are mediated through employee decision-making and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011531736
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Modern management : good for the environment or just hot air?
Bloom, Nicholas; Genakos, Christos; Martin, Ralf; … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003769813
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Uncertainty and investment dynamics
Bloom, Nicholas; Bond, Stephen; Van Reenen, John - 2006
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Uncertainty and investment dynamics
Bloom, Nicholas (contributor); Bond, Stephen (contributor);  … - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003356611
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The speed and stability of price adjustment in Australian manufacturing
Bloch, Harry (contributor); Olive, Michael (contributor) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003384988
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Why is pollution from US manufacturing declining? : the roles of trade, regulation, productivity, and preferences
Shapiro, Joseph S.; Walker, Reed - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011301227
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Management practices, workforce selection, and productivity
Bender, Stefan; Bloom, Nicholas; Card, David E.; Van … - 2016
Recent research suggests that much of the cross-firm variation in measured productivity is due to differences in use of advanced management practices. Many of these practices - including monitoring, goal setting, and the use of incentives - are mediated through employee decision-making and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011458600
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Why is pollution from US manufacturing declining? : the roles of trade, regulation, productivity, and preferences
Shapiro, Joseph S.; Walker, Reed - 2015
Between 1990 and 2008, emissions of the most common air pollutants from U.S. manufacturing fell by 60 percent, even as real U.S. manufacturing output grew substantially. This paper develops a quantitative model to explain how changes in trade, environmental regulation, productivity, and consumer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010470886
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Why is pollution from US manufacturing declining? : the roles of trade, regulation, productivity, and preferences
Shapiro, Joseph S.; Walker, Reed - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010486990