We collect data on operations, targets and human resources management practices in over 1,800 schools educating 15-year …-olds in eight countries. Overall, we show that higher management quality is strongly associated with better educational … outcomes. The UK, Sweden, Canada and the US obtain the highest management scores closely followed by Germany, with a gap to …

There is a lack of comprehensive information on the quality of management in Finland as compared to other countries … this gap. As part of the project, an extensive survey concerning management practices has been implemented for Finnish … manufacturing establishments. Its design meticulously follows the Management and Organizational Practices Survey (MOPS), a survey …

advanced management practices. Many of these practices - including monitoring, goal setting, and the use of incentives - are … unique data set that combines detailed survey data on the management practices of German manufacturing establishments with … longitudinal earnings records for their employees to study the relationship between productivity, management, worker ability, and …