This study investigates various techniques employed to engage people in the organization. Since employee engagement has been discussed in the academic literature and corporate reports for more than decades; it is significant to examine the techniques and its consequences. Previous studies have...

Information flows, and thus information technology (IT) are central to the structure of firms and markets. Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, we provide firm-level evidence that increases in IT intensity are associated with increases in firm size and concentration in both employment and...

Aim/purpose - Creativity and innovation are crucial for attaining a competitive advantage for organizations. However, dynamic changes in the environment, like the ones induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, and also other developments force scholars and practitioners to critically assess solutions...

Structural change is an important driver of productivity growth at the aggregate level. While previous productivity decompositions account for the contributions of market entry and exit, they overlook continuing firms that switch from one industry to another. We develop an improved productivity...

This paper examines the impact of intellectual property rights (IPRs) and import tariffs on access to Information Communications and Technology (ICT) products in Brazil. The country is seeking to become a leading innovation hub and improve the competitiveness of its domestic industry....