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 …

Over the last decade the World Management Survey (WMS) has collected firm-level management practices data across … recent work on management practices. Our preliminary results suggest that about a quarter of cross-country and within …-country TFP gaps can be accounted for by management practices. Management seems to matter both qualitatively and quantitatively …

Over the last decade the World Management Survey (WMS) has collected firmlevel management practices data across … recent work on management practices. Our preliminary results suggest that about a quarter of cross-country and within …-country TFP gaps can be accounted for by management practices. Management seems to matter both qualitatively and quantitatively …

We collect data on operations, targets and human resources management practices in over 1,800 schools educating 15-year …-olds in 8 countries. Overall, we show that higher management quality is strongly associated with better educational outcomes …. The UK, Sweden, Canada and the US obtain the highest management scores closely followed by Germany, then Italy, Brazil and …