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Trust-Based Work-Time and Product Improvements: Evidence from Firm Level Data
Godart, Olivier; Görg, Holger; Hanley, Aoife - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We explore whether the introduction of trust based working hours is related to the subsequent innovation performance of … adoption of trust based working hours and innovation seems to be driven by the degree of control and self-management over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884337
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Is Innovative Firm Behavior Correlated with Age and Gender Composition of the Workforce? Evidence from a New Type of Data for German Enterprises
Pfeifer, Christian; Wagner, Joachim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This empirical research note documents the relationship between composition of a firm's workforce (with a special focus on age and gender) and its performance with respect to innovative activities (outlays and employment in research and development (R&D)) for a large representative sample of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959523
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The Adoption and Diffusion of Organizational Innovation: Evidence for the U.S. Economy
Lynch, Lisa M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
States during the 1990’s, I examine the incidence and intensity of organizational innovation and the factors associated with … investments in organizational innovation. Past profits tend to be positively associated with organizational innovation. Employers … being part of a multi-establishment firm) are more likely to invest in organizational innovation. Investments in human …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703412
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A Theory of Expert Leadership
Goodall, Amanda H. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
How much knowledge should leaders have of their organization's core business? This is an important question but not one that has been addressed in the management literature. In a new 'theory of expert leadership' (TEL), this paper blends conceptual work with recent empirical evidence. It...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279304
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Why Do Leaders Matter? The Role of Expert Knowledge
Goodall, Amanda H.; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Oswald, Andrew J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
Why do some leaders succeed while others fail? This question is important, but its complexity makes it hard to study systematically. We examine an industry in which there are well-defined objectives, small teams, and exact measures of leaders’ characteristics. We show that a strong predictor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822232
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Expert Leaders in a Fast-Moving Environment
Goodall, Amanda H.; Pogrebna, Ganna - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This paper is an attempt to understand the effects of leaders on organizational performance. We argue for an ‘expert leader’ model of leadership. We differentiate between four kinds of leaders according to their level of inherent knowledge and industry experience. After controlling for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010661200
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Physician-Leaders and Hospital Performance: Is There an Association?
Goodall, Amanda H. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Although it has long been conjectured that having physicians in leadership positions is valuable for hospital performance, there is no published empirical work on the hypothesis. This cross-sectional study reports the first evidence. Data are collected on the top-100 U.S. hospitals in 2009, as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009151014
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FDI Impact on Firm Performance in Enlarged Europe: Evidence from a Meta-Regression Analysis
Bruno, Randolph Luca; Cipollina, Maria - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper combines, explains and summarizes recent findings from the empirical literature focusing on the FDI's effect on firms' performances by collecting all the relevant firm level quantitative studies to run a regression of regressions focused on Enlarged Europe. The results show that there...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884079
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The Effect of Credit Guarantees on R&D Investment of SMEs in Korea
Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Korean government has invested significant amount of resources through credit guarantee funds to promote SMEs survival, performance and R&D investment. This study attempts to identify determinants of provision of credit guarantees and estimate their effects on firms R&D expenditures. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884264
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More Is Better! What Can Firm-Specific Estimates of the Impact of Institutional Quality on Performance Tell Us?
Bhaumik, Sumon K.; Dimova, Ralitza; Kumbhakar, Subal C.; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We introduce a novel approach to modeling the impact of institutional quality on firm performance. Our methodology enables us to estimate the marginal effect of institutional quality on TFP, factor inputs and output of each firm, which gives us within-country distributions of these effects and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884318