{"product_id":"international-differences-in-the-business-richard-b-freeman-9780226261942","title":"International Differences in the Business Practices and Productivity of Firms","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, globalization and the expansion of information technologies have reshaped managerial practices, forcing multinational firms to adjust business practices to different environments and domestic companies to adjust to their foreign competitors. In \u003ci\u003eInternational Differences in the Business Practices and Productivity of Firms\u003c\/i\u003e, a distinguished group of contributors examines the phenomenon of widespread differences in managerial practices across firms, establishments within firms, and countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume brings together eight studies that combine qualitative and quantitative insider analysis of business practices such as the use of teams, incentive pay, lean manufacturing, and quality control, revealing the elements that determine which practices are adopted and why. \u003ci\u003eInternational Differences in the Business Practices and Productivity of Firms\u003c\/i\u003e offers a much-needed model for measuring the productivity and performance of international firms in a fast-paced global economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard B. Freeman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226261948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226261942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Richard B. Freeman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086399451391,"sku":"9780226261942","price":123.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d046c30e-73e9-490b-abc4-42a78c113247.jpg?v=1769094458","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/international-differences-in-the-business-richard-b-freeman-9780226261942","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}