Why do management practices differ across firms and countries?

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 203-224

  Bloom, Nicholas ^a,b,c   Reenen, John Van ^b,c,d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d CEPR   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77951457327     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.24.1.203     Document Type: Article

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