In this paper we explore the state of adoption of four sets of management practices in the UK. A simple decision model illustrates how the existence of synergistic gains can influence their adoption decision, while an index of intra firm diffusion summarises the intensity of their use and the...

Purpose- This paper aims to contribute to the debate on the drivers of the productivity gap that exists between the UK and its major international competitors. Design/methodology/approach- From the macro perspective the paper explores the quantitative evidence on the productivity differentials...

We define the wage premium to supervision (WPS) as the extra wage that supervisors earn relative to their subordinates, and estimate it at different quantiles of wage distribution for 26 European economies, comparatively focusing on the UK. We find that, by compensating supervisory positions...

The analysis of wage distribution has attracted scholars from different disciplines seeking to develop theoretical arguments to explain the upward or downward trend. In particular, how the middle management wage premium changes in different contexts is a relatively neglected area of research....