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Washington Post:
A company that profits as it pampers workers

23 October 2014

Nick Bloom and his colleagues studied 700 firms around the world. ''We find more productive, faster growing and better managed firms offer their employees a more attractive work-life balance package'', Bloom said in an email. Many companies don't, he said, because they're simply not aware of that connection. ''Managing large companies is complex and hard. ... Getting worklife balance practices right is particularly hard, as this is a fast moving area, facilitated by modern IT, and a lot of firms are operating with outdated practices.''

This article was published by The Washington Post on October 23, 2014
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Related Publications
Measuring and Explaining Management Practices Across Firms and Countries, Nicholas Bloom and John Van Reenen, Quarterly Journal of Economics Volume 122, Issue 4, November 2007
'Human Resource Management and Productivity', Nicholas Bloom and John Van Reenen, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.982, May 2010
'Why Do Management Practices Differ Across Firms and Countries?', Nicholas Bloom and John Van Reenen, Centre for Economic Performance Occasional Paper No.26, August 2010

Related Links
Nick Bloom webpage
John Van Reenen webpage
Productivity and Innovation Programme webpage

Washington Post:A company that profits as it pampers workers

Washington Post:
A company that profits as it pampers workers