Why Do Leaders Matter? The Role of Expert Knowledge
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Keywords
leadership; productivity; firms; organizational performance; fixed-effects;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- M51 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BEC-2008-07-14 (Business Economics)
- NEP-CBE-2008-07-14 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-SPO-2008-07-14 (Sports and Economics)
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