The Economist:
Brazil's business Belindia
28 February 2015
A big reason for Brazilian firms' underperformance is less well rehearsed: poor management. Since 2004 John van Reenen of the London School of Economics and his colleagues have surveyed 11,300 midsized firms in 34 countries, grading them on a five-point scale based on how well they monitor their operations, set targets and reward performance. Brazilian firms' average score, at 2.7, is similar to that of China's and a bit above that of India's. But Brazil ranks below Chile (2.8) and Mexico (2.9); America leads the pack with 3.3. The best Brazilian firms score as well as the best American ones, but its long tail of badly run ones is fatter.
This article was published by The Economist on February 28, 2015
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Related links
John Van Reenen webpage
Productivity and Innovation Programme webpage
Management Practices and Organisational Structures Research webpage