Labor Productivity

Key talents, such as executives and innovators, play a crucial role in driving a firm’s success and shaping public perceptions of its operations. However, such talents can also pose a risk to their firms. HKUST’s Yan Ji and his collaborators reveal that firms whose reputation rests more on the shoulders of leaders and innovators generate higher expected ... 閱讀更多

What are the best incentives to recruit more productive (entry-level) workers? The difficulty in effective screening of job applicants is one of the key drivers of low labor productivity. Firms often consider financial incentives such as high salary or bonus as well as career incentives such as tenure and promotion. We study how career and wage incentives ... 閱讀更多