Are some management practices akin to a technology that can explain company and national productivity, or do they … simply reflect contingent management styles? We collect data on core management practices from over 11,000 firms in 34 … countries. We find large cross-country differences in the adoption of basic management practices, with the US having the highest …

This Productivity Commission staff working paper (by Paula Barnes) examines sectoral investment in intangible assets in … highlights some significant issues relating to the measurement of intangibles and their contribution to productivity, finding … in the economy. It leads to an understatement of investment in the economy and may also affect measures of productivity …