Are Management Practices Failing or Aiding the Private Sector in South America ?

An expanding body of literature has shown that better management practices can offer significant boosts to firms' productivity; this research illustrates that firms in South America are no exception. Using recent Enterprise Survey data from se...

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Main Authors:	Hyland, Marie, Francis, David C., Rodriguez Meza, Jorge
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	MANAGEMENT PRACTICES PRODUCTIVITY PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FIRM PRODUCTIVITY ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/929401552999310792/Are-Management-Practices-Failing-or-Aiding-the-Private-Sector-in-South-America http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31431

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spelling	okr-10986-314312021-06-08T14:42:46Z Are Management Practices Failing or Aiding the Private Sector in South America ? Hyland, Marie Francis, David C. Rodriguez Meza, Jorge MANAGEMENT PRACTICES PRODUCTIVITY PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FIRM PRODUCTIVITY ENTERPRISE SURVEYS An expanding body of literature has shown that better management practices can offer significant boosts to firms' productivity; this research illustrates that firms in South America are no exception. Using recent Enterprise Survey data from seven countries in South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay), the paper explores the various dimensions and drivers of management practices and analyzes how they are related to productivity. This is an important topic to investigate, given the lagging levels of productivity growth in the region. If management practices can boost firms’ productivity, this may be a cost-effective way to accelerate economic growth. The results show that improved management practices are associated with higher levels of productivity in all countries, and it is the impact of improved management specifically in larger firms that is driving the overall results. Indeed, in some countries, specifically Argentina, Paraguay, and Peru, it is only among larger firms that there is a positive link between management practices and productivity. 2019-03-21T18:38:52Z 2019-03-21T18:38:52Z 2019-03 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/929401552999310792/Are-Management-Practices-Failing-or-Aiding-the-Private-Sector-in-South-America http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31431 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8783 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean South America Argentina Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay
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description	An expanding body of literature has shown that better management practices can offer significant boosts to firms' productivity; this research illustrates that firms in South America are no exception. Using recent Enterprise Survey data from seven countries in South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay), the paper explores the various dimensions and drivers of management practices and analyzes how they are related to productivity. This is an important topic to investigate, given the lagging levels of productivity growth in the region. If management practices can boost firms’ productivity, this may be a cost-effective way to accelerate economic growth. The results show that improved management practices are associated with higher levels of productivity in all countries, and it is the impact of improved management specifically in larger firms that is driving the overall results. Indeed, in some countries, specifically Argentina, Paraguay, and Peru, it is only among larger firms that there is a positive link between management practices and productivity.
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author	Hyland, Marie Francis, David C. Rodriguez Meza, Jorge
author_facet	Hyland, Marie Francis, David C. Rodriguez Meza, Jorge
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title	Are Management Practices Failing or Aiding the Private Sector in South America ?
title_short	Are Management Practices Failing or Aiding the Private Sector in South America ?
title_full	Are Management Practices Failing or Aiding the Private Sector in South America ?
title_fullStr	Are Management Practices Failing or Aiding the Private Sector in South America ?
title_full_unstemmed	Are Management Practices Failing or Aiding the Private Sector in South America ?
title_sort	are management practices failing or aiding the private sector in south america ?
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/929401552999310792/Are-Management-Practices-Failing-or-Aiding-the-Private-Sector-in-South-America http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31431
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Are Management Practices Failing or Aiding the Private Sector in South America ?

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