establishments. Within the framework of a modified Cobb-Douglas production function, layoffs do not influence subsequent productivity …

productivity observed in a sample of ten unionized plants. It is argued that this relationship reflects the productivity …

This study documents a significant inverse relationship between grievance rates and productivity. It is argued in the …

empirical finding.Three elaborations to the basic production frontier framework are developed and used to interpret the accident-productivity …

technology (IT) and productivity by investigating several plant-level mechanisms through which IT could promote productivity … estimation of longitudinal models eliminate many sources of unmeasured heterogeneity that could confound productivity comparisons …

productivity. To estimate models of adoption of these work practices and models of the effects of the work practices on … productivity, we constructed a data set on the operations of 34 production lines in U.S. steel minimills. Through site visits and … interviews, we collected longitudinal data including precise measures on productivity, work practices, and technology of each of …

practices improve worker productivity? For this study, we constructed our own data base through personal site visits to 26 steel … productivity, work practices, and the technology in these production lines. The empirical results consistently support the … higher levels of productivity than do more 'traditional' approaches involving narrow job definitions, strict work rules, and …