Management

Competition and management upgrading: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia

We experimentally test two seminal hypotheses on the impact of competition on firms’ management upgrading.

Working Paper
10 Mar 2025

From Micro to Macro in an Equilibrium Diffusion Model

Several recent interventions study the importance of learning from others to increase microenterprise owner skills or knowledge. When do these RCT results provide information about the gains from scaling the same intervention? What moments should we use to infer scaled impact?

Research Note
12 Nov 2024

From Micro to Macro in an Equilibrium Diffusion Model

We quantify the benefits of better firm-to-firm matching in an aggregate diffusion model where individuals reap profitable knowledge from others in the economy.

Working Paper
15 Apr 2024

Secure Survey Design as a Tool for Monitoring Harassment in Organizations

This study tested different methods of surveying employees about workplace harassment and found that secure survey designs that ensure plausible deniability of responses to sensitive questions can help uncover harassment that would otherwise go unreported.

Research Note
24 Nov 2023

Managerial Practices and the Performance of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Evidence from Burkina Faso

Organizational and managerial structure plays an important role in the productivity difference among firms. However, studies that assessed the quality of firm management and its link with their performance are still scanty.

Journal Article
13 Sep 2023

Values of Directors, Gender Diversity and Environmental, Social, and Governance Performance of Firms in the Industrial Region of Ghana

We examine gender gaps in the values of female and male directors and investigate the effect of gender diversity on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) outcomes in Greater Accra—the industrial region of Ghana.

Research Note
19 Jul 2023

Values of Directors, Gender Diversity and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Industrial Region of Ghana

In recent years, gender diversity has gained considerable attention at both the global and national levels and is aimed at multiple perspectives including governance and operations.

Working Paper
26 Jun 2023

Digital Accounting/Transparency Practices and Investment Readiness: Evidence from High-Growth Firms in Uganda

This project studies the impact of digital accounting and transparency practices on the growth of medium-sized high-growth firms in LICs.

Research Project
1 Jun 2023

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Large-Scale Firms in Nepal

We document the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on large-scale firms in Nepal and their response to the new challenges using a mixed-method approach.

C-19 Note
28 Apr 2023

Women’s Promotions and Intra-household Bargaining in Bangladesh

It is established that entering employment improves a woman’s bargaining position in the household. This paper investigates whether a woman’s career advancement further improves her intra-household bargaining power.

Working Paper
1 Mar 2023

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