JEL code M
Business economics, accounting and marketing
What makes firms well run and profitable?
Emerged 1881
The Wharton School opened in Philadelphia as the world's first business school at a university.
SourceUniversity of Pennsylvania catalogue: The Wharton School (opens in a new tab)
An example
Bloom and Van Reenen (2007) measured management practices across thousands of firms; better-managed firms are systematically more productive.