Die alltägliche Managementarbeit in Nonprofit-Organisationen hat vielerlei Ansprüchen zu genügen. Von der Kunst des Balancierens liefert einen praxisgesättigten, empirisch fundierten Überblick über die wichtigsten Entwicklungen und Themen größerer NPO sowie die Handlungsweisen ihrer...

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...

We study the effects of managerial practices in schools on students' outcomes. We measure managerial practices using the World Management Survey, a methodology that enables us to construct robust measures of management quality comparable across countries. We find substantial heterogeneity in...