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cultural diversity, innovation, entrepreneurship, and sales strategies in London businesses between 2005 and 2007. London is … significant “diversity bonus” for all types of London firms. First, companies with diverse management are more likely to introduce …
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interaction among firm-level internationalization, innovation and productivity across seven European countries (Austria, France …-level characteristics across countries and sectors. We also find that the positive correlation between internationalization and innovation … internationalization goes beyond export and because, in the medium to long term, internationalization is likely driven by innovation. We …
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In this paper we examine the causal impact of competition on management quality. We analyze the hospital sector where … management quality - measured using a new survey tool - is strongly correlated with financial and clinical outcomes such as … a greater number of neighboring hospitals) is positively correlated with increased management quality, and this …
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decline of ‘bureaucratic’ models of employee management and the rise of performance pay and performance management conflicts … with the common rule as management seek to tie rewards more closely to individual and organisational performance. CEP … employees regard unions as effective vehicles for procedural justice. In this way, management can achieve better operation of …
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We use an innovative methodology to measure management practices in over 300 manufacturing firms in the UK. We then … match this management data to production and energy usage information for establishments owned by these firms. We find that … relation to other factor inputs. This is quantitatively substantial: going from the 25th to the 75th percentile of management …
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We detail the methodology that we have been using to quantify managerial and organizational practices across firms and countries in recent years. This has been used in many pieces of research at the Centre for Economic Performance. We discuss the pros and cons of such survey tools, describing...
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We present a survey of recent contributions in the empirical organizational economics, focusing on management practices … organization across industries and countries. There appears to be substantial variation in management practices and … decentralization between countries, but especially within countries. Much of the poorer average management quality in countries like …
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This paper assesses the recent contribution of Michel Foucault to the study of power and subject in organizations. First, we theoretically examine Foucault's thinking by dividing his works into archaeological, genealogical and aesthetic/ethical phases. We then conduct a review of 113...
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John Van Reenen sketches the evolution of CEP research on the drivers of productivity growth - and its impact on policies to foster competition.
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, higher rates of innovation and faster employment growth. Second, there is a substantial dispersion of management practices …The Census Bureau recently conducted a survey of management practices in over 30,000 plants across the US, the first … large-scale survey of management in America. Analyzing these data reveals several striking results. First, more structured …
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