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...

This paper presents a simple profitability-based decision model to show how synergistic gains generated by the joint adoption of complementary innovations may influence the firm's adoption decision. For this purpose a weighted index of intra-firm diffusion is built to investigate empirically the...

There is no doubt that management practices are linked to the productivity and performance of a company. However, research findings are mixed. This paper provides a multi-disciplinary review of the current evidence of such a relationship and offers suggestions for further exploration...

This paper presents a simple profitability based decision model to show how synergistic gains generated by the joint adoption of complementary innovations may influence the firm’s adoption decision. For this purpose a weighted index of intra-firm diffusion is built to investigate empirically...

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...