With the development of the industrial robot, has its application promoted China's total factor
productivity? Does it overcome the Solow paradox? Based on China's provincial panel data …

This paper examines the long-run causal effects of management on firm performance. Under
the United States Technical Assistance and Productivity Program (1952–1958), the United …

How does firm entry affect innovation incentives in incumbent firms? Microdata suggest that
there is heterogeneity across industries. Specifically, incumbent productivity growth and …

According to the American Heritage dictionary, a synergy is “the interaction of two or more
agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual …

This paper analyzes the relationship between firms' use of big data analytics and their
innovative performance in terms of product innovations. Since big data technologies provide …

Abstract Research Summary The use of machine learning (ML) for productivity in the
knowledge economy requires considerations of important biases that may arise from ML …

A key decision facing firms is the extent of control to exert over the different stages in their
production processes. We develop and test a property rights model of firm boundary choices …

Two assumptions dominate current foreign policy debates in the United States and China.
First, the United States is in decline relative to China. Second, much of this decline is the …

Anecdotes abound suggesting that the use of predictive analytics boosts firm performance.
However, large-scale representative data on this phenomenon have been lacking. Working …

Purpose–Incorporating digitization and innovative digital approaches can make or break an
organization. Companies need suitable instruments to identify and exploit digital value …