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Staff at family businesses 'work longer hours'

19 July 2011

Research has suggested that family-owned companies have the UK's most satisfied workforces. John van Reenen of the LSE recently accused family businesses of inefficiency due to poor management quality.

This article appeared in the Financial Times on July 19, 2011
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Related Publications
Are family-friendly workplace practices a valuable firm resource?, Nicholas Bloom, Tobias Kretschmer, and John Van Reenen. (April 2011). Strategic Management Journal, 32(4), pp343-367.
'Measuring and Explaining Management Practices Across Firms and Countries', Nicholas Bloom, Tobias Kretschmer and John Van Reenen, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.716, March 2006

Related Links
Nicholas Bloom webpage
Tobias Kretschmer webpage
John Van Reenen webpage
Productivity and Innovation Programme webpage
Management Practices and Organisational Structure research webpage

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