, managerial skills development programs have positive returns on management practices, firm productivity, profits, and survival … entrepreneurs and managers in specifically targeted sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, or services was more likely to …

We analyze a new management survey for around 1,000 firms and 10,000 employees across two large provinces in China. The … unique aspect of this survey is it collected management data from the CEO, a random sample of senior managers and workers. We … poorly managed firms. This distribution of management scores is similar for CEOs, senior managers and workers management, and …