International differences in the business practices and productivity of firms /

Other Authors: Freeman, Richard B., Shaw, Kathryn.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago, IL : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Series:A National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
Subjects:
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245 |a International differences in the business practices and productivity of firms /  |c edited by Richard B. Freeman and Kathryn L. Shaw. 
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300 |a ix, 272 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 24 cm. 
490 1 |a A National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report 
504 1 |a Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
505 1 |a 1. Work-life balance, management practices, and productivity / Nick Bloom, Tobias Kretschmer, and John van Reenen -- 2. International differences in the adoption and impact of new information technologies and new HR practices : the valve-making industry in the United States and United Kingdom / Ann Bartel, Casey Ichniowski, Kathryn Shaw, and Ricardo Correa -- 3. The guy at the controls : labor quality and power plant efficiency / James B. Bushnell and Catherine Wolfram -- 4. Labor practices and outcomes across countries : analysis of a single multinational firm / Richard B. Freeman, Douglas Kruse, and Joseph Blasi -- 5. Within-firm labor productivity across countries : a case study / Francine Lafontaine and Jagadeesh Sivadasan -- 6. Productivity differences in an international pharmaceutical firm / Tor Eriksson and Niels Westergaard-Nielsen -- 7. Measuring the productivity of software development in a globally distributed company / Alec Levenson -- 8. International differences in lean production, productivity and employee attitudes / Susan Helper and Morris M. Kleiner. 
650 1 |a Industrial productivity 
650 1 |a Industrial management 
650 1 |a International business enterprises 
700 1 |a Freeman, Richard B. 
700 1 |a Shaw, Kathryn. 
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