Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP10013
Authors: Nicholas Bloom; Renata Lemos; Raffaella Sadun; Daniela Scur; John Van Reenen
Abstract: Over the last decade the World Management Survey (WMS) has collected firm-level management practices data across multiple sectors and countries. We developed the survey to try to explain the large and persistent TFP differences across firms and countries. This review paper discusses what has been learned empirically and theoretically from the WMS and other recent work on management practices. Our preliminary results suggest that about a quarter of cross-country and within-country TFP gaps can be accounted for by management practices. Management seems to matter both qualitatively and quantitatively. Competition, governance, human capital and informational frictions help account for the variation in management.
Keywords: Management; Organization; Productivity
JEL Codes: L2; M2; O14; O32; O33
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| Management score (M54) | Sales growth (O49) |
| Management score (M54) | Profitability (L21) |
| Management score (M54) | Survival rates of firms (L25) |
| Management practices (M54) | Total Factor Productivity (TFP) (D24) |
| Management practices (M54) | Productivity (O49) |
| Management score (M54) | Total Factor Productivity (TFP) (D24) |