International Differences in the Business Practices and Productivity of Firms

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Synopsis

In recent years, globalization and the expansion of information technologies have reshaped managerial practices, forcing multinational firms to adjust business practices to different environments and domestic companies to adjust to their foreign competitors. In International Differences in the Business Practices and Productivity of Firms, a distinguished group of contributors examines the phenomenon of widespread differences in managerial practices across firms, establishments within firms, and countries.
This volume brings together eight studies that combine qualitative and quantitative insider analysis of business practices such as the use of teams, incentive pay, lean manufacturing, and quality control, revealing the elements that determine which practices are adopted and why. International Differences in the Business Practices and Productivity of Firms offers a much-needed model for measuring the productivity and performance of international firms in a fast-paced global economy.

Book details

Series:
National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
Author:
Richard B. Freeman, Kathryn Shaw
ISBN:
9780226261959
Related ISBNs:
9780226261942
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press
Pages:
288
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2021-03-30
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2009
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Business and Finance, Nonfiction