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Co-Determination, Efficiency, and Productivity

FitzRoy, Felix R.; Kraft, Kornelius - 2004

We present the first panel estimates of the productivity effects of the unique German institution of parity, board-level co-determination. Although our data span two severe recessions when labour hoarding costs of co-determination are probably highest, and the panel is too short to capture the...

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Co-Determination, Efficiency, and Productivity

Fitzroy, Felix R.; Kraft, Kornelius - 2021

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The Productivity Effects of Participatory Employment Practices : Evidence from New Japanese Panel Data

Kato, Takao; Morishima, Motohiro - 1998

This paper uses new Japanese panel data to estimate the impact on productive efficiency of human resource management practices (HRMPs) designed to promote information sharing at the top level and at the grass roots level, and financial participation. These include joint labor-management...

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China As a 'Developmental State' Miracle : Industrial Policy, Technological Change, and Productivity Growth

Mao, Jie - 2017

original dataset on China's industrial policy and S&T policy with an original dataset on performance of Chinese firms, we …

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Does Agricultural Growth Cause Manufacturing Growth?

Shifa, Abdulaziz - 2014

The role of agricultural development for industrialization is central both to several theories of economic development and policy. However, empirically assessing the impact of agricultural growth on manufacturing growth is challenging because of endogeneity concerns. To address the...

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Manufacturing Firms in Africa : Some Stylized Facts About Wages and Productivity

Clarke, George R. G. - 2012

Why have so few countries in Sub-Saharan Africa been successful in export-oriented manufacturing? This paper uses firm-level data from the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys to discuss this. The paper shows that although firms in most African countries are relatively unproductive, they are more...

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Innovation, Research and Development, and Productivity : Case Studies from Peru

Kuramoto, Juana R. - 2012

This paper analyzes quantitative findings on the innovative behavior of firms in the production chains of pisco and shoe manufacture in Peru, which are served by the network of Technological Innovation Centers (CITEs), the most important technology policy instrument available in Peru. These two...

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What Do Unions Do for Economic Performance?

Hirsch, Barry T. - 2003

in the U.S. private sector affect economic performance - productivity, profitability, investment, and growth. Freeman and …

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What Do Unions Do for Economic Performance?

Hirsch, Barry T. - 2021

in the U.S. private sector affect economic performance - productivity, profitability, investment, and growth. Freeman and …

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Managerial skills, technology adaptation and firm performance : mediating role of process innovation and product innovation

Asghar, Nabila; Khattak, Amira; Ijaz Hussain Bokhari; … - In: Cogent business & management 10 (2023) 3, pp. 1-18

The main aim of every organization is to improve performance and productivity, but this is only possible with efficient … managerial skills and technology adaptation on firm performance and productivity through the mediation channel of process … the productivity and performance of firms. The present research is focused on the implementation of new technology and …

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