We present a heterogeneous-firm model in which management ability increases both production efficiency and product … quality. Combining six micro-datasets on management practices, production and trade in Chinese and American firms, we find … inputs, and imported inputs from more advanced countries. The structural estimates indicate that management is important for …

This paper examines whether management changes caused by the entry of the baby boom into the workforce explain the US … significant role in determining output. If there is heterogeneity across workers and management skill improves with experience, an … influx of young workers will lower the overall quality of management and lower total factor productivity. Census data shows …

We develop a basic framework to understand the organization of highly creative activities. Management faces a …

-cycle patterns for firm growth. These theories include organizational capital accumulation and management practices, financial … organization and innovation. Second, among theories we analyze, organizational capital and management practices are the most …

promoted management training trips for European managers at US firms. Through the analysis of reports compiled by UK, France … increase thanks to the program. The fact that European businesses were not forced to adopt the American management model, but …