Studies of firm-level data have shown that there is a huge dispersion of productivity across firms even when industries … productive. The formers’ convergence could therefore constitute an important part of productivity growth at the macroeconomic … which can explain it. Productivity convergence was stronger for labour productivity than for total factor productivity. But …

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 … structure, and competitive strategy was collected by interviewing senior managers, whilst organizational climate was assessed …

markets explain both productivity differences and firm density. Estimating structural model parameters is simple and relies on … model, we find that labor markets which provide cost advantages explain substantial differences in firm productivity …

productivity in the UK while leaving the long run growth rate unaffected. Based entirely on pre-crisis data, and using a two …

of climate would be more closely linked to company productivity than would those of non-managers, was not supported … 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 manufacturing companies, subsequent productivity was significantly …

is operated by a sequence of managers. In our model, firms replace their managers not only upon poor performance to … provide incentives, but also when outside managers are at a comparative advantage to lead the firm through a new growth phase … of the tenure of the incumbent manager onto the present value of future managers’ compensation. …

-looking strategy setting, As these surveillance devices are substitute methods of gauging management quality, when boards focus on the …

This paper provides empirical evidence that managers adjust firm advertising expenditures to influence investor … expenditures is consistent with the idea that managers are exploiting the return effect induced by advertising to the benefit of …