What the Growth of Big Business Means for Jobs
The number of workers large companies typically employ in a single place has fallen.
What the Growth of Big Business Means for JobsHow M&A can drive productivity improvements
Skilled managers and advanced technology successfully combined in a wave of acquisitions in the Japanese yarn industry.
After a takeover, productivity grew faster at acquired plants than at the buyers’ original plants.
Serguey Braguinsky, Atsushi Ohyama, Tetsuji Okazaki, and Chad Syverson, “Acquisitions, Productivity, and Profitability: Evidence from the Japanese Cotton Spinning Industry,” Working paper, September 2014.
The number of workers large companies typically employ in a single place has fallen.
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