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International differences in the business practices and productivity of firms / edited by Richard B. Freeman and Kathryn L. Shaw.
De Gruyter University of Chicago Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.
- A National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Industrial productivity.
- Industrial management.
- International business enterprises.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (284 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Work- Life Balance, Management Practices, and Productivity
- 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
- 3. The Guy at the Controls: Labor Quality and Power Plant Efficiency
- 4. Labor Practices and Outcomes across Countries: Analysis of a Single Multinational Firm
- 5. Within- firm Labor Productivity across Countries: A Case Study
- 6. Productivity Differences in an International Pharmaceutical Firm
- 7. Measuring the Productivity of Software Development in a Globally Distributed Company
- 8. International Differences in Lean Production, Productivity, and Employee Attitudes
- Contributors
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9786612426452
- 9781282426450
- 1282426451
- 9780226261959
- 0226261956
- OCLC:
- 489126072
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