modern strongmanagementstrong good for the environment or just hot air.pdf

NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES MODERN MANAGEMENT: GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT OR JUST HOT AIR? Nicholas Bloom Christos Genakos Ralf Martin Raffaella Sadun Working Paper 14394 /papers/w14394 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 October 2008 We would like to thank the Anglo-German Foundation, the Economic and Social Research Council and the Advanced Institute for Management Research for financial support, Albert Bollard, Max Floetotto and John Van Reenen for helpful comments, and Pedro Castro, Rebecca Homkes, Stephen Dorgan and John Dowdy for their help with the development of the survey. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research. NBER working papers are circulated for discussion and comment purposes. They have not been peer- reviewed or been subject to the review by the NBER Board of Directors that accompanies official NBER publications. © 2008 by Nicholas Bloom, Christos Genakos, Ralf Martin, and Raffaella Sadun. All rights reserved. Short sections of text, not to exceed two paragraphs, may be quoted without explicit permission provided that full credit, including © notice, is given to the source. Modern Management: Good for the Environment or just Hot Air? Nicholas Bloom, Christos Genakos, Ralf Martin, and Raffaella Sadun NBER Working Paper No. 14394 October 2008 JEL No. L26,L6,M11,M12,Q40,Q41