Do workers in multinational enterprises (MNEs) build stronger CVs? We track the careers of all workers entering the Dutch labor market over the years 2006-2021 and find large and portable wage premia of MNE employment experience. Workers with experience at MNEs instead of domestic firms earn up...

This paper studies how foreign acquisitions affect firms’ internal labor organization, particularly occupational switching. This focus is inspired by new stylized facts we document using linked employer-employee data from Denmark: while the total number of occupations and hierarchical layers...

We study the heterogeneity of family firms using registry data on all private firms in Sweden. We restrict our sample to firms with at least one employee, and we define a family firm as a firm where two or more individuals among the owners or the board of directors are related. We focus on the...

This paper studies how information and communication technology (ICT) affects the firm geographic organization and its implications on aggregate efficiency. ICT can widen firms' geographic span of control by reducing their internal communication costs. Empirical evidence from confidential US...

This paper studies how foreign acquisitions affect firms' internal labor organization, particularly occupational switching. This focus is inspired by new stylized facts we document using linked employer-employee data from Denmark: while the total number of occupations and hierarchical layers in...

Do workers in multinational enterprises (MNEs) build stronger CVs? We track the careers of all workers entering the Dutch labor market over the years 2006-2021 and find large and portable wage premia of MNE employment experience. Workers with experience at MNEs instead of domestic firms earn up...

This study examines the impact of family ownership and the separation of ownership and management on firm performance, measured in terms of job creation. The analysis compares differences between family and non-family firms, as well as between firms managed by external professionals and those in...

This study investigates how organizational contingency factors, namely company size, environmental uncertainty, technological capacity, and organizational structure, affect the design and effectiveness of management control systems (MCS) in Moroccan industrial companies. Drawing on contingency...

Enterprises, especially those operating in a dynamic environment of industrial production, need a management concept capable of responding to changes. For prompt and accurate reactions, it is crucial for managers to have a feedback system that allows monitoring the achievement of defined goals,...

Purpose This paper aims to provide instructors with a hands-on engaging and experiential class activity designed to teach undergraduate and graduate students about different organizational structures in management courses. Through this exercise, students will be able to self-identify the...

The objective of this paper is to investigate the potential of organisational design as a potent approach to supply chain risk management (SCRM). Using contingency theory, the current research distinguishes between two design options: organic and mechanistic organisations, both at the structural...

The advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is progressing rapidly, compelling companies to integrate it within their operational frameworks to sustain competitiveness, primarily driven by its impact on organizational agility (OA). Nevertheless, the absence of a robust theoretical framework...

Leadership behavior profoundly influences organizational culture, serving as a cornerstone for environments that foster safety, innovation, and employee satisfaction. This article utilizes research from the primary literature to demonstrate how leaders' actions and underlying fears influence...

Drawing upon dynamic capability theory, this article tested high performance organization (HPO) framework with relation to organizations' performance and explore causes of tested results in public sector of Pakistan. An explanatory sequential mix method was applied whereby the partial least...

Specialized knowledge-generating jobs comprise close to one fifth of employment and one fourth of the wage bill in French manufacturing firms. They are positioned high in the firm hierarchy, horizontally aside upper-tier managers but are not managerial in nature. This escapes the patterns...