Managing Productivity in Welsh Firms – an Interim Report on the micro-level influences on productivity in Wales

This report is part of the Hodge Research Project and draws on an analysis of the results of a survey of a broad range of businesses in Wales. It seeks to provide a better understanding of how firms’ management practices affect the productivity puzzle whereby Wales lags other countries.

This Interim Report was produced by the Hodge Project Research Team at Cardiff Metropolitan University, and made possible by support from The Hodge Foundation.

Read the full report here

The Hodge Project Research Team Consists of:

• Brian Morgan
  Brian Morgan is Professor of Entrepreneurship at Cardiff Metropolitan University, and Director of its Creative Leadership and Enterprise Centre (CLEC).
• Gerald Holtham
  Gerald Holtham is Hodge Professor of Regional Economy at Cardiff Metropolitan University. He is also honorary professor at Cardiff University’s Business School and a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.
• Selyf Morgan
  Dr Selyf Morgan works as a researcher at CLEC on a range of economic development areas including food and agriculture, the construction industry, and urban development.
• Robert Huggins
  Robert Huggins is Chair of Economic Geography and Director of Research and Innovation at Cardiff University’s School of Geography and Planning. His areas of research interest and expertise include regional economic development.
• Nick Clifton
  Nick Clifton is Professor of Economic Geography and Regional Development, and Research Excellence Framework coordinator at the School of Management, Cardiff Metropolitan University.
• Jeff Davies
  Jeff Davies is lecturer in finance and specialises in the analysis of company performance. He is an author of four books focussed on economics and management.
• Gary Walpole
  Gary Walpole is Director of ION Leadership at Swansea University. His research is around the leadership and innovation practices of SMEs.
• Sandy Kyaw
  Sandy Kyaw is a Senior Lecturer at the Cardiff School of Management specialising in finance and management areas
• Carla De Laurentis
  Carla De Laurentis currently works as a post-doctoral researcher at Cardiff University.