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Firms and industries in evolutionary economics: Lessons from Marshall, Young, Steindl and Penrose

Bloch, Harry - 2007

Evolutionary economists have tended to assess firms and industries separately, neglecting the role of their interaction … in the process of economic growth and development. We trace the separation of firms and industries to Marshall, whose … industries. Penrose avoids the industry concept by focussing on heterogeneous firms, while Young and Steindl develop mundane …

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Firms and industries in evolutionary economics: lessons from Marshall, Young, Steindl and Penrose

Bloch, Harry; Finch, John - In: Journal of Evolutionary Economics 20 (2010) 1, pp. 139-162

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Management practices, workforce selection, and productivity

Bender, Stefan; Bloom, Nicholas; Card, David; Van … - 2016

Recent research suggests that much of the cross-firm variation in measured productivity is due to differences in use of advanced management practices. Many of these practices - including monitoring, goal setting, and the use of incentives - are mediated through employee decision-making and...

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