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A diverse community of leading experts, policymakers and practitioners

The Institute’s key research themes are led by ten academic partners spread across the UK.

Working closely with policymakers

We’re a UK-wide research organisation exploring what productivity means for business

Businesses are crucial to solving the UK’s productivity problems.

Research

Organisational Capital

Organisational Capital

Stagnant long-term productivity growth in UK firms has been linked to low levels of investment, failures in technology diffusion, short termism, and a general decline in business dynamism. As the UK seeks to develop a more activist industrial strategy, key questions arise on barriers to entry, obstacles to innovation in SMEs, and the resilience of supply chains.

Theme lead

Professor Nigel Driffield

Co-Investigators

Professor Stephen Roper
Dr Irina Surdu
Professor Christopher Warhurst
Professor Elvira Uyarra
Professor Mark Hart

Collaborators

Professor Jun Du
Professor Jan Godsell
Dr Katiuscia Lavoratori
Wanwrong Zhang
Dr Yama Temouri
Dr Charlotte Hoole
Professor Simon Collinson
Dr Anatasios Kitsos
Dr Yong Yang
Xiaocan Yuan
Fernando M. Gutierrez

Theme Paper

Understanding Productivity: Organisational Capital perspectives