Overview
Aims and objectives
This project studies the role of management practices in closing the productivity gap between the UK and the USA. The work is multi-disciplinary and is shared between the Universities of Cambridge, Aston, Nottingham and Sheffield.
Results and dissemination
By 31 July 2006, the project team finished literature review, which will be published as an AIM working paper. Cambridge has taken a lead in the literature review process. The project team has also started case studies in the UK and USA, and the review of models and databases. Preliminary results have been presented at Ideas Factory Network meetings. Network with other project groups, the ONS, DTI, NISER and WERS groups have been established.
Project leaders
Xiaolan Fu
Uwe Aickeline (University of Nottingham )
Giuliana Battisti (Aston University)
Chris Clegg (University of Sheffield)
Research fellow
Rafael De Hoyos
Project status
Completed
Project dates
2005-2006
Output
Working papers
Fu, X., Aickelin, U., Battisti, G., Clegg, C., De Hoyos, R. et al. (forthcoming) ‘The Role of Management Practices in Closing the Productivity Gap’, AIM Working Paper.
Conference/Workshop papers
Fu, X. et al (2006) ‘The role of management practices in closing the productivity gap’, EPSRC / AIM Productivity Network workshop, July 2006, LBS, London.
Fu, X. (2006) ‘Applications of CIS database for innovation studies’, EPSRC / AIM Productivity Network workshop, January 2006, Nottingham University, Nottingham.
Fu, X. et al (2006) ‘Management practices and productivity growth: a literature review’, EPSRC / AIM Productivity Network workshop, January 2006, Nottingham University, Nottingham.
Fu, X. et al (2006) ‘Management practices and the UK-US productivity gap’, EPSRC / AIM Productivity Network workshop, September 2005, London Business School, London.
Media coverage
Fu, X. (2005) March 2005, Aim News – the newsletter of the Advanced Institute of Management Research. An article about the competitive AIM and EPSRC ‘Productivity Ideas Factory’ held in January 2005, in which CBR researcher Dr Xiaolan Fu participated. As a result of their participation, Xiaolan and a group of her fellow experts from Aston, Nottingham and Sheffield Universities which led to the project on The Role of Management Practices in Closing the Productivity Gap.
News
20 June 2005: CBR wins ‘Productivity Gap’ research grant