3. The Guy at the Controls: Labor Quality and Power Plant Efficiency

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. I. Cross- Firm Studies
6. 1. Work- Life Balance, Management Practices, and Productivity 15
7. 2. International Differences in the Adoption and Impact of New Information Technologies and New HR Practices: The Valve- Making Industry in the United States and United Kingdom 55
8. 3. The Guy at the Controls: Labor Quality and Power Plant Efficiency 79
9. II. Within- Firm Studies
10. 4. Labor Practices and Outcomes across Countries: Analysis of a Single Multinational Firm 105
11. 5. Within- firm Labor Productivity across Countries: A Case Study 137
12. 6. Productivity Differences in an International Pharmaceutical Firm 173
13. 7. Measuring the Productivity of Software Development in a Globally Distributed Company 193
14. 8. International Differences in Lean Production, Productivity, and Employee Attitudes 231
15. Contributors 263
16. Author Index 265
17. Subject Index 269