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Market characteristics, intra-firm coordination, and the choice of human resource management systems : evidence from new Japanese data
Kato, Takao (contributor); Ōwan, Hideo (contributor) - 2007
This paper explores theoretically and empirically potentially important yet often-neglected linkage between task coordination within the organization and the structure of organization and bundling of HRMPs (Human Resource Management Practices). In so doing, we also provide fresh insights on the...
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HRM practices and performance of family-run workplaces : evidence from the 2004 WERS
Siebert, William S.; Peng, Fei; Maimaiti, Yasheng - 2011
This paper analyses HRM practices of family-run workplaces using the 2004 WERS. Family-ownership and management within workplaces in the corporate sector is our focus. This family-run group represents nationally about 26% of workplaces and 14% of employment. We find that employees in this group...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009312111
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What role did management practices play in SME growth post-recession?
Bryson, Alex; Forth, John - 2016
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are known to contribute significantly to aggregate economic growth. However, little is known about the role played by management practices in SME growth since recession. We contribute to the literature on SME growth by analysing longitudinal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011502558
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The diversity of personnel practices and firm performance
Martins, Pedro S. - 2016
Personnel economics tends be based on single-firm case studies. Here we examine the personnel practices of nearly 5,000 firms, over a period of 20 years, using detailed matched employer-employee panel data from Portugal. In the spirit of Baker et al. (1994a,b), we consider different dimensions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011571904
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The impact of management practices on SME performance
Forth, John; Bryson, Alex - 2018
We examine the impact of management practices on firm performance among SMEs in Britain over the period 2011-2014, using a unique dataset which links survey data on management practices with firm performance data from the UK's official business register. We find that SMEs are less likely to use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011814913
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Information technology and the knowledge elites
Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2001
occupation it may harm some workers while benefitting others; and it may either reduce or increase the proportion of knowledge … workers in employment. In my model, knowledge (in a broad sense) is an input into the production function of human capital …-quality one. People differ in their exogenous ability and ability is complementary with the quality of the knowledge input in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401091
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Steering towards the high road: a study of human resource management in two Indian garment factories
Lake, Henrietta (contributor) - 2007
What are the performance benefits of investing in human resources in a low-cost labor environment where returns to such investment are widely perceived as negligible? This paper presents a matched pair case study on the performance effect of human resource management systems at two garment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003646701
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Entrepreneurial choices of initial human capital endowments and new venture success
Rocha, Vera; Praag, Mirjam van; Folta, Timothy B.; … - 2016
The founder (team)'s human capital is a vital determinant of future firm performance. This is a stylized fact. Less is known about the effect of the human capital of the initial workforce hired by the founder(s). We study the performance consequences of a founder's choice of the initial...
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Financial distress and the role of management in micro and small-sized firms
Alexandre, Fernando; Cruz, Sara; Portela, Miguel - 2020
In this paper, we focus on managerial characteristics of micro and small-sized firms. Using linked employer-employee data on the Portuguese economy for the 2010-2018 period, we estimate the impact of management teams' human capital on the probability of firms becoming financially distressed and...
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Between the dockyard and the deep blue sea: retention and personnel economics in the Royal Navy
Glaser, Darrell J.; Rahman, Ahmed S. - 2021
This paper tackles some issues in personnel economics using the career profiles of British naval officers during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. We ask how promotions, payouts, positions, and peers affect worker retention. Random variation in task assignments and job promotions allows us...
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