Kathryn L. Shaw

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of new information technologies (IT) on productivity of valve manufacturing plants have been studied and several plant-level mechanisms through which IT could promote productivity growth have been analyzed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used data from 41 steel production lines to assess the effects of Japanese and U.S. human resource management (HRM) practices on worker productivity.

TL;DR: In this article, an insider econometrics approach is proposed to obtain data and insights into the ways in which HRM practices affect specific production processes, and they conclude that sets of complementary human resource management practices appear to raise performance, but that some firms, such as those that make complex products or those that are starting up brand new facilities, benefit more from these practices.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide empirical evidence to address the question: do these human resource management practices improve worker productivity? They constructed their own data base through personal site visits to 26 steel plants which contained one specific steelmaking process, and collected longitudinal data with precise measures on productivity, work practices, and the technology in these production lines.

TL;DR: Personnel economics has been used to study human resource management practices like compensation, hiring practices, training, and teamwork as mentioned in this paper, and it has been applied in many areas of human resources management, from incentive pay to teamwork.