We use an innovative methodology to measure management practices in over 300 manufacturing firms in the UK. We then … match this management data to production and energy usage information for establishments owned by these firms. We find that … relation to other factor inputs. This is quantitatively substantial: going from the 25th to the 75th percentile of management …

We use an innovative survey tool to collect management practice data from 732 medium sizedmanufacturing firms in the US …, Tobin’s Q, sales growth and survivalrates. Management practices also display significant cross-country differences with US … better management; and (ii) family firms passing managementcontrol down to the eldest sons (primo geniture), with is …

We use an innovative survey tool to collect management practice data from 732 medium sized manufacturing firms in the …-level productivity, profitability, Tobin's Q, sales growth and survival rates. Management practices also display significant cross … tail of extremely badly managed firms. We find that poor management practices are more prevalent when (a) product market …

such experiment with large firms. Early results show how much difference improving management practices can make. Recent … is a positive correlation between better management practices and higher productivity, it is not clear whether this …