We argue that greater misallocation is a key driver of the worse management practices in Mexico compared to the US …. These management practices are strongly associated with higher productivity, growth, trade, and innovation. One indicator of … greater misallocation in Mexico is the weaker size-management relationship compared to the US, particularly in the highly …

We use an innovative survey tool to collect management practice data from over 4,000 medium sized manufacturing firms … owners, this difference is not statistically significant. Looking at management practices in detail we find that Private … Equity-owned firms have strong people management practices (hiring, firing, pay and promotions) but even stronger operations …

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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 …

We link a new UK management survey covering 8,000 firms to panel data on productivity in manufacturing and services …. There is a large variation in management practices, which are highly correlated with productivity, profitability and size …

We use an innovative survey tool to collect management practice data from 732 medium sized manufacturing firms in the …-level productivity, profitability, Tobin's Q, sales growth and survival rates. Management practices also display significant cross … tail of extremely badly managed firms. We find that poor management practices are more prevalent when (a) product market …