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Why do Management Practices Differ Across Firms and Countries?

Bloom, Nick; Reenen, John Van - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2010

Economists have long puzzled over the astounding differences in productivity between firms and countries. For example, looking at disaggregated data on U.S. manufacturing industries, Syverson (2004a) found that plants at the 90th percentile produced four times as much as the plant in the 10th...

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The impact of competition on management quality: evidence from public hospitals

Bloom, Nick; Propper, Carol; Seiler, Stephan; Van … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010

In this paper we examine the causal impact of competition on management quality. We analyze the hospital sector where … management quality - measured using a new survey tool - is strongly correlated with financial and clinical outcomes such as … a greater number of neighboring hospitals) is positively correlated with increased management quality, and this …

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Modern management: good for the environment or just hot air?

Bloom, Nick; Genakos, Christos; Martin, Ralf; Sadun, … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008

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 …

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New approaches to measuring management and firm organization

Bloom, Nick; Van Reenen, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010

We detail the methodology that we have been using to quantify managerial and organizational practices across firms and countries in recent years. This has been used in many pieces of research at the Centre for Economic Performance. We discuss the pros and cons of such survey tools, describing...

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Financial Sector: Share of Women in Top Decision-Making Bodies Remains Low

Holst, Elke; Kirsch, Anja - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 5 (2015) 4, pp. 49-58

At the end of 2014, women were no better represented on the top decision-making bodies of enterprises in the financial sector than the previous year. The share of women on the executive boards of the 100 largest banks and savings banks remained at an average of almost seven percent and on the...

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Frauen sind in Vorständen großer Unternehmen in Deutschland noch immer die Ausnahme: Moderat steigende Anteile in Aufsichtsräten

Holst, Elke; Kirsch, Anja - In: DIW Wochenbericht 81 (2014) 3, pp. 19-31

The trend toward more women on the boards of directors of German companies continued in 2013, albeit on a small scale. The share of women on the supervisory boards of the 200 largest companies increased by more than two percentage points, and thereby at a somewhat higher rate than in recent...

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Finanzsektor: Verbesserungen beim Frauenanteil in Spitzengremien allenfalls in Trippelschritten

Holst, Elke; Kirsch, Anja - In: DIW Wochenbericht 81 (2014) 3, pp. 33-41

In the last year, more women were appointed to the executive boards of major financial institutions. The share of women on the executive boards of banks and savings banks at the end of 2013 was a good six percent, which represents an increase of almost two percentage points over the previous...

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Recent advances in the empirics of organizational economics

Bloom, Nick; Sadun, Raffaella; Van Reenen, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010

We present a survey of recent contributions in the empirical organizational economics, focusing on management practices … organization across industries and countries. There appears to be substantial variation in management practices and … decentralization between countries, but especially within countries. Much of the poorer average management quality in countries like …

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Executive Board and Supervisory Board Members in Germany’s Large Corporations Remain Predominantly Male

Holst, Elke; Kirsch, Anja - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 5 (2015) 4, pp. 35-47

The executive boards of large corporations in Germany continue to be in men’s hands: at the close of 2014, a good five percent of executive board members at the top 200 companies in Germany were women. This is equivalent to an increase of one percentage point over 2013, which is evidence of...

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Women Still the Exception on Executive Boards of Germany's Large Firms: Gradually Increasing Representation on Supervisory Boards

Holst, Elke; Kirsch, Anja - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 4 (2014) 3, pp. 3-15

The trend toward more women on the corporate boards of German companies continued in 2013, albeit on a small scale. The share of women on the supervisory boards of the 200 largest companies increased by more than two percentage points, and thus at a somewhat higher rate than in recent years, to...

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