| International Differences in the Business Practices and Productivity of Firms Contributor(s): Freeman, Richard B. (Editor), Shaw, Kathryn L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0226261948 ISBN-13: 9780226261942 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $121.77 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Business & Economics | Management - General - Business & Economics | International - General |
| Dewey: 338.06 |
| LCCN: 2008048152 |
| Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report |
| Physical Information: 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Freeman, Richard B.: - Richard B. Freeman is the Herbert Ascherman Professor of Economics at Harvard University and is a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. |
