Cookies?
Library Header Image
LSE Research Online LSE Library Services

Does competition raise productivity through improving management quality?

Van Reenen, John ORCID: 0000-0001-9153-2907 (2010) Does competition raise productivity through improving management quality? CEP discussion papers (1036). Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract

A classic question in industrial organization is whether competition raises productivity and if so, through what mechanism? I discuss recent empirical evidence from both large-scale databases and specific industries which suggests that tougher competition does indeed raise productivity and one of the main mechanisms is through improving management practices. To establish this, I report on new research seeking to quantify management. I relate this to theoretical perspectives on the economics of competition and management, arguing that management should be seen at least in part as a transferable technology. A range of recent econometric studies suggest that (i) competition increases management quality and (ii) improved management quality boosts productivity.

Item Type: Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/publications/abstract.as...
Additional Information: © 2010 The Author
Divisions: Economics
Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
JEL classification: L - Industrial Organization > L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior
M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting > M2 - Business Economics
O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development > O32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development > O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
Date Deposited: 05 Apr 2011 15:16
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 23:21
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/33888

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item