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What do we know about China's CEO's?: evidence from across the whole economy
Bryson, Alex; Zhou, Minghai - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012
economy. We do so using World Bank enterprise data for the first part of the 21st Century. Incentive schemes are commonplace …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745536
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Managerial ownership and firm performance in German small and medium-sized enterprises
Mueller, Elisabeth; Spitz, Alexandra - London School of Economics (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/10010745787
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Are family-friendly workplace practices a valuable firm resource?
Bloom, Nick; Kretschmer, Tobias; Van Reenen, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011
manufacturing firms in Germany, France, U.K., and U.S. We find a positive correlation between firm productivity and FFWP. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126035
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Say pays! Shareholder voice and firm performance
Cuñat, Vicente; Giné, Mireia; Guadalupe, Maria - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
: profitability and labor productivity increase, while overheads and investment fall. In contrast, we find limited effects on pay …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071266
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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....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071465
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Long term implications of the ICT revolution: applying the lessons of growth theory and growth accounting
Oulton, Nicholas - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010
United States or Sweden. Nevertheless the contribution to the long run growth of labour productivity stemming from even the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884516
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A British industrial success: productivity in the Lancashire and New England cotton spinning industries a century ago
Leunig, Tim - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003
This paper uses new product-specific, micro-level US data to show that New England had lower levels of productivity in …-abundant country – has higher labour productivity contradicts the Rothbarth-Habakkuk model. We suggest Britain’s industrial success …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884525
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Multinationals and US productivity leadership: evidence from Great Britain
Criscuolo, Chiara; Martin, Ralf - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2005
We study the productivity of US owned plants in the UK. Using a new dataset that identifies foreign and domestic MNEs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884622
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New survey evidence on recent changes in UK union recognition
Blanden, Jo; Machin, Stephen; Van Reenen, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2005
companies with higher wages, higher productivity and higher capital intensity. The ‘blip up’ in new recognitions is consistent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884653
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Measuring and explaining management practices across firms and countries
Bloom, Nick; Van Reenen, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
-level productivity, profitability, Tobin’s Q, sales growth and survival rates. Management practices also display significant cross …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928804