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Americans Do I.T. Better: US Multinationals and the Productivity Miracle
Bloom, Nick; Sadun, Raffaella; Reenen, John Van - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2007
The US has experienced a sustained increase in productivity growth since the mid-1990s, particularly in sectors that … intensively use information technologies (IT). This has not occurred in Europe. If the US "productivity miracle" is due to a … abroad. This paper shows in fact that US multinationals operating in the UK do have higher productivity than non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005797201
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Information Technology, Organization, and Productivity in the Public Sector: Evidence from Police Departments
Garicano, Luis; Heaton, Paul - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2007
productivity in the public sector using a new panel data set of police departments covering 1987-2003. While IT adoption is …-level characteristics and the endogeneity of IT use. IT investments do, however, appear to improve police productivity when complemented …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005670425
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Does Performance Pay De-Motivate, and Does It Matter?
French, Stephen; Kubo, Katsuyuki; Marsden, David - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2001
The sheer scale and speed of the shift of payment system from time-based salaries to performance-related pay, PRP, in the British public services provides a unique opportunity to test the effects of incentive pay schemes. This study is based on the first large scale survey designed to measure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005016685
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Matchmaking: the Influence of Monitoring Environments on the Effectiveness of Performance Pay Systems
Belfield, Richard; Marsden, David - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2002
This study uses cross-section and panel data from the 1998 Workplace Employee Relations Survey to explore contextual influences on the relationship between performance-related pay (PRP) and organizational performance. While it finds strong evidence that the use of PRP can enhance performance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005017131
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Why Does Performance Pay De-Motivate: Financial Incentives versus Perfrormance Appraisal
French, Stephen; Kubo, Katsuyuki; Marsden, David - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2000
The sheer scale and speed of the shift of payment system from time-based salaries to performance-related pay, PRP, in the British public services provides a unique opportunity to test the effects of incentive pay schemes. This study is based on the first large scale survey designed to measure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967705
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Information Technology, Organisational Change and Productivity Growth: Evidence from UK Firms
Crespi, Gustavo; Criscuolo, Chiara; Haskel, Jonathan - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2007
We examine the relationships between productivity growth, IT investment and organisational change (∆O) using UK firm … effect on productivity growth, (c) non-IT investment and ∆O do not interact in their effect on productivity growth. Some new …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005016672
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The Distinct Effects of Information Technology and Communication Technology on Firm Organization
Bloom, Nick; Garicano, Luis; Sadun, Raffaella; Reenen, … - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2009
Guided by theories of management by exception, we study the impact of Information and Communication Technology on worker and plant manager autonomy and on span of control. We find, using an original dataset of American and European manufacturing firms, that better information technologies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005256466
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In brief - New technology: who wins, who loses?
Reenen, John Van; Bloom, Nicholas; Garicano, Luis; … - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2014
Technology has transformed the once powerful office of ambassador into a glorified sales position, while nurses, teaching assistants and medical technicians all benefit from the ICT revolution. According to an empirical study by Professor John Van Reenen and colleagues, these contrasting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010765688
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Managerial Ownership and Firm Performance in German Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Müller, Elisabeth; Spitz, Alexandra - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2002
This paper studies the effect of managerial ownership on performance and the determinants of managerial ownership for small and medium-sized private companies. We use a panel of around 1300 firms in the German business-related service sector for the years 1997-2000. Managerial ownership up to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005016925
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Unions and Workplace Performance in Britain and France
Bryson, Alex; Forth, John; Laroche, Patrice - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2009
Using nationally representative workplace surveys we examine the relationship between unionization and workplace financial performance in Britain and France. We find that union bargaining is detrimental to workplace performance in Britain and that this effect is larger when unionization is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005256488