Measuring and Explaining Management Practices across Firms and Countries, 1994-2004

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>This study comprises the data used for the following published academic journal articles:<br>
Bloom, N. and Van Reenen, J. (2007) 'Measuring and explaining management practices across firms and countries', <i>Quarterly Journal of Economics</i>, 122(4), pp.1351–1408.<br>
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The study used an innovative survey tool to collect management practice data from 732 medium sized firms in the USA, France, Germany and the UK. These measures of managerial practice are strongly associated with firm-level productivity, profitability, 'Tobin’s Q' and firm survival rates. Management practices also display significant cross-country differences, with US firms on average better managed than European firms, and significant within-country differences, with a long tail of extremely badly managed firms. The study found that poor management practices are more prevalent when product market competition is weak and/or when family-owned firms pass management control down to the eldest child (primogeniture). For further details, see documentation.<br>
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A survey paper based on the same research was published in 2006:<br>
Bloom, N. and Van Reenen, J. (2006) 'Management practice, work-life balance and productivity: a review of some recent evidence', <i>Oxford Review of Economic Policy</i>, 22(4), pp.457-482.<br>
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Users of these data are advised to consult the journal articles mentioned above.<br>
<br><br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>The dataset includes information collected from management interviews and other sources. The management interview survey contained approximately 100 questions, and around 100 data points from 6 years of accounts for each company surveyed are also included in the dataset, alongside other industry data matched subsequently. Topics covered include performance, targets and goals, management and administrative structure of the business and other economic measures. For further details, see documentation.<br>

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本数据集包含以下已发表学术期刊论文所使用的研究数据：
布鲁姆（N. Bloom）与范·里宁（J. Van Reenen）（2007）：《衡量并解释企业与国家间的管理实践》，刊载于《经济学季刊》（Quarterly Journal of Economics）第122卷第4期，第1351–1408页。

本研究采用创新调研工具，从美国、法国、德国及英国的732家中等规模企业中采集管理实践数据。此类管理实践测度指标与企业层面的生产率、利润率、托宾Q值（Tobin’s Q）及企业存活率均存在显著相关性。管理实践水平同时存在显著的跨国差异：美国企业的平均管理质量优于欧洲企业；且各国国内也存在显著差异，存在一批管理质量极差的长尾企业。本研究发现，当产品市场竞争较弱，或家族企业将管理权传递给长子（primogeniture）时，低质量管理实践的占比更高。更多细节请参阅配套文档。

基于同一研究的综述论文于2006年发表：
布鲁姆（N. Bloom）与范·里宁（J. Van Reenen）（2006）：《管理实践、工作与生活平衡及生产率：近期证据综述》，刊载于《牛津经济政策评论》（Oxford Review of Economic Policy）第22卷第4期，第457–482页。

使用本数据集的用户请参阅上述期刊论文。

【核心主题】：本数据集包含从管理访谈及其他渠道采集的信息。管理访谈调研共包含约100个问题；数据集同时纳入每家受访企业6年财务报表的约100项数据点，以及后续匹配得到的其他行业数据。涵盖的主题包括企业经营绩效、目标设定、管理与行政架构及其他经济指标。更多细节请参阅配套文档。