A startling fact of firm level productivity analysis is the large and persistent differences in both labour … productivity and total factor productivity (TFP) between firms in narrowly defined sectoral classes. The competitiveness of an … industry is potentially an important factor explaining this productivity dispersion. The degree of competition has also …

firms with different levels of productivity. A common problem isthat most firm level dataset do not contain information on … output prices of firms which makesit difficult to distinguish between productivity differences and differences in market … powerbetween firms. This paper develops a new econometric framework that allows estimatingboth firm specific productivity and …

firms, and the fact that larger firms supply more products than smaller firms, implies that standard productivity measures … are not independent of demand system assumptions and probably dramatically understate the relative productivity of the …

and productivity. We decompose the spatial variation of earnings into a productivity effect and an occupational … that doubling the population of working age proximate to an area is associated with a 3.5% increase in productivity in the …

-level productivity, profitability, Tobin’s Q, sales growth and survival rates. Management practices also display significant cross …

In this chapter we examine the relationship between Human Resource Management (HRM) and productivity. HRM includes … practices and productivity. We start with some facts on levels and trends of both HRM and productivity and the main economic … analyses the impact of HRM on productivity emphasizing issues of methodology, data and results (from micro-econometric studies …

and decentralization. Productivity dispersion between firms and countries has motivated the improved measurement of firm … identification of the productivity effects of organizational practices remain a challenge for future research. …

companies with higher wages, higher productivity and higher capital intensity. The ‘blip up’ in new recognitions is consistent …

Empirical evidence suggests that trade liberalization increases firm productivity. This paper offers a novel … tasks the closer they are to their core competencies, this outsourcing increases firm productivity. Moreover, I also …