Organizing Knowledge to Compete

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dc.creatorCruz, Marcio
dc.creatorBussolo, Maurizio
dc.creatorIacovone, Leonardo
dc.date2016-05-04T18:31:52Z
dc.date2016-05-04T18:31:52Z
dc.date2016-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:48:12Z
dc.descriptionA growing literature aiming at explaining differences across firms in productivity and access to global export markets has focused on the internal organization of firms. This paper contributes to this literature by evaluating the impact of a program that focuses on enhancing competitiveness of small and medium enterprises in Brazil by providing coaching and consulting on management and production practices. Specifically, the paper tests whether the program induces treated firms to reorganize knowledge by adding more layers of different skills and competencies to their workforces. Using a unique firm-level dataset, the number of layers of the firms are compared before and after the program. The impact of the program is identified by relying on an instrumental variable approach, exploiting the quasi-experiment roll-out of its implementation, which was carried out at different times across Brazilian regions. The analysis finds that the program had an effect and that this effect is heterogeneous. The program is particularly effective in promoting the reorganization of firms with initially fewer layers. The results confirm another finding of the literature, namely that in re-organized firms inequality of wages increases, as firms pay higher wages in added higher layers than in pre-existing ones. Finally, these results are used to discuss how the change in firms' organization is positively correlated with export performance.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26224155/organizing-knowledge-compete-impacts-capacity-building-programs-firm-organization
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24214
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-7640
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/411238
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7640
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectSKILLS
dc.subjectLIMITED
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectAVERAGE COSTS
dc.subjectEXTENSIONISTS
dc.subjectCORPORATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION
dc.subjectLAGS
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST OF PRODUCTION
dc.subjectSUNK COSTS
dc.subjectPREVIOUS SECTION
dc.subjectSTOCK
dc.subjectANATOMY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectSERVICES
dc.subjectPREVIOUS DISCUSSION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectCOMPANIES
dc.subjectJOB
dc.subjectINCENTIVES
dc.subjectREORGANIZATION
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectVARIABLES
dc.subjectINPUTS
dc.subjectASSOCIATIONS
dc.subjectCENTRAL BANK
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESS
dc.subjectPLANTS
dc.subjectSTATES
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectEXOGENOUS SHOCKS
dc.subjectCEO
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectACQUISITION
dc.subjectPROXY
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectPRODUCTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC MODELS
dc.subjectCRITERIA
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMARKETS
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRESEARCH
dc.subjectEXTENSION
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectLABOR REGULATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectDIRECTORS
dc.subjectPREVIOUS SUBSECTION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectMANAGERS
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGES
dc.subjectR&D
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectCEOS
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectOWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
dc.subjectPRODUCTION WORKERS
dc.subjectREAL WAGE
dc.subjectFAMILY
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARIES
dc.subjectWAGE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectBANK
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION
dc.subjectCLERKS
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPATENTS
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectASSOCIATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.titleOrganizing Knowledge to Compete
dc.titleImpacts of Capacity Building Programs on Firm Organization
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
dc.typeDocumento de trabajo

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