International differences in the business practices and productivity of firms / ed. by R.B.Freeman, K.L.Shaw. - Chicago; London: University of Chicago Press, 2009. - ix, 272 p.: ill. - (A National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report). - Incl. bibl. ref. - Auth. ind.: p.265-268. - Sub. ind.: p.269-272. - ISBN-10 0-226-26194-8; ISBN-13 978-0-226-26194-2  Место хранения:   022 | Институт экономики и организации промышленного производства | Новосибирск

Оглавление / Contents

Acknowledgments ................................................ ix Introduction .................................................... 1 Richard B. Freeman and Kathryn L. Shaw I. Cross-Firm Studies 1. Work-Life Balance, Management Practices, and Productivity ... 15 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 ..................................................... 55 Ann Bartel, Casey Ichniowski, Kathryn L. Shaw, and Ricardo Correa 3. The Guy at the Controls: Labor Quality and Power Plant Efficiency .................................................. 79 James B. Bushnell and Catherine Wolfram II. Within-Firm Studies 4. Labor Practices and Outcomes across Countries: Analysis of a Single Multinational Firm ............................. 105 Richard B. Freeman, Douglas Kruse, and Joseph Blasi 5. Within-firm Labor Productivity across Countries: A Case Study ...................................................... 137 Francine Lafontaine and Jagadeesh Sivadasan 6. Productivity Differences in an International Pharmaceutical Firm ........................................ 173 Tor Eriksson and Niels Westergaard-Nielsen 7. Measuring the Productivity of Software Development in a Globally Distributed Company ............................. 193 Alec Levenson 8. International Differences in Lean Production, Productivity, and Employee Attitudes ....................... 231 Susan Helper and Morris M. Kleiner Contributors .................................................. 263 Author Index .................................................. 265 Subject Index ................................................. 269