International differences in the business practices and productivity of firms
By: edited by Richard B. Freeman and Kathryn L. Shaw.
Contributors: Freeman, Richard B. 1943-; Shaw, Kathryn.
Series: A National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report; National Bureau of Economic Research conference report
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780226261942
Subjects: Industrial productivity; Industrial management; International business enterprises
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cross-firm studies; title: Work-life balance, management practices and productivity / Nick Bloom, Tobias Kretschmer and John van Reenen; title: International differences in the adoption and impact of new information technologies and new hr practices: the valve-making industry in the U.S. and U.K. / Ann Bartel, Casey Ichniowski, Kathryn Shaw, and Ricardo Correa; title: The guy at the controls: labor quality and power plant efficiency / James B. Bushnell and Catherine Wolfram; title: Within-firm studies; title: Labor practices and outcomes across countries: analysis of a single multinational firm / Richard B. Freeman, Douglas Kruse, and Joseph Blasi; title: Within-firm labor productivity across countries: a case study / Francine Lafontaine and Jagadeesh Sivadasan; title: Productivity differences in an international pharmaceutical firm / Tor Eriksson and Niels Westergaard-nielsen; title: Measuring the productivity of software development in a globally distributed company / Alec Levenson; title: International differences in lean production, productivity and employee attitudes.