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Motivation and sorting in open source software innovation

Belenzon, Sharon; Schankerman, Mark - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008

innovation. Unlike previous literature based on survey data, we exploit the observed pattern of contributions - the .revealed …

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Carbon taxes, path dependency and directed technical change: evidence from the auto industry

Aghion, Philippe; Dechezlepretre, Antoine; Hemous, David; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012

innovation distinguishing between “dirty” (internal combustion engine) and “clean” (e.g. electric and hybrid) patents across 80 … tax-inclusive fuel prices. Furthermore, there is path dependence in the type of innovation both from aggregate spillovers … and from the firm's own innovation history. Using our model we simulate the increases in carbon taxes needed to allow …

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Interoperability and market foreclosure in the European Microsoft case

Kuhn, Kai Uwe; Van Reenen, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008

incentives and (b) innovation effects of the proposed remedy. We discuss the economic basis for the Commission’s claims that … and argue that the effects on innovation are not unambiguously negative as Microsoft claim. We conclude with some general … implications of the case for anti-trust enforcement in high innovation sectors. …

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Positive employee attitudes: how much human resource management do you need?

White, Michael; Bryson, Alex - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

We propose a selective view of human resource management (HRM) that is guided by work motivation theory, arguing that one of the means by which firms achieve higher performance is by investing in certain forms of HRM practice that help fulfil intrinsic work values and thereby influence...

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Does high involvement management lead to higher pay?

Böckerman, Petri; Bryson, Alex; Ilmakunnas, Pekka - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011

Using nationally representative survey data for Finnish employees linked to register data on their wages and work histories we find wage effects of high involvement management (HIM) practices are generally positive and significant. However, employees with better wage and work histories are more...

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Direct and indirect links between organizational work-home culture and employee well-being

Beauregard, T. A. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011

The extent to which an organization's culture exhibits support for its employees' efforts to balance work and personal responsibilities has been shown to influence a number of work- and home-related outcomes. This study tests a model with a mix of mediated and moderated relationships to...

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Organizational climate and company productivity: the role of employee affect and employee level

Patterson, Malcolm; Warr, Peter; West, Michael - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004

Consistent with a growing number of models about affect and behaviour and with a recognition that perception alone provides no impetus for action, it was predicted that associations between company climate and productivity would be mediated by average level of job satisfaction. In a study of 42...

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The impact of an innovative human resource function on firm performance: the moderating role of financing strategy

Knight-Turvey, Neal; Neal, Andrew; West, Michael A.; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004

The current study examined the impact of the human resource function and financing strategy on the financial performance of 104 UK manufacturing firms. Hypotheses are drawn from a resource-based perspective on human resource management and a financial theory perspective on capital structure....

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Do organisational climate and strategic orientation moderate the relationship between human resource management practices and productivity?

Neal, Andrew; West, Michael A.; Patterson, Malcolm G. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004

Contingency formulations of Human Resource Management (HRM) theory suggest that the effectiveness of HRM practices should vary across firms. This study examined whether the relationship between HRM practices and productivity in manufacturing companies is contingent upon organizational climate...

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The territorial dynamics of innovation in China and India

Crescenzi, Riccardo; Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés; Storper, … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012

This article analyses the geography of innovation in China and India. Using a tailor-made panel database for regions in … between the provinces and states within both countries are quite different. In China, the concentration of innovation is … contrast, innovation is much more dependent on a combination of good local socioeconomic structures and investment in science …

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