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Autor/inn/en | Adhvaryu, Achyuta; Murathanoglu, Emir; Nyshadham, Anant |
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Institution | National Bureau of Economic Research |
Titel | On the Allocation and Impacts of Managerial Training. |
Quelle | Cambridge, Mass: National Bureau of Economic Research (2023)
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Reihe | NBER working paper series. w31335 |
Beigaben | Illustrationen |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | online; Monographie; Graue Literatur |
DOI | 10.3386/w31335 |
Schlagwörter | Randomisierung; Soziale Kompetenz; Training; Mittleres Management; Personalentwicklung; Personalmanagement; Arbeitsproduktivität; Betriebliche Bildungsarbeit; Arbeitspapier; Führungskraft |
Abstract | We study the allocation and productivity consequences of training production line supervisors in soft skills via a randomized controlled trial. Consistent with standard practice for training investments within firms, we asked middle managers -- who sit above supervisors in the hierarchy -- to nominate members of their supervisory team for training. Program access was randomized within these recommendation rankings. Highly recommended supervisors experienced no productivity gains; in contrast, less-recommended supervisors' productivity increased 12% relative to controls. This was not due to poor information or favoritism. Instead, consistent with the fact that supervisor turnover comes at a large effort cost to middle managers due to gaps in coverage and onboarding, middle managers prioritized retention over productivity impacts. Indeed, treated supervisors were 15% less likely to quit than controls; this gain was most pronounced for highly recommended supervisors. Misallocation of training can help explain the persistence of low managerial quality in firms. |
Erfasst von | ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, Kiel |
Update | 2024/1 |