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Overall, the evidence appraised suggested that monotherapy with metformin produced significantly greater improvements in glycaemic control (. HbA1c and FPG/fasting blood glucose (FBG)) when it was compared with placebo, diet and sulfonylureas. Head-to-head comparisons with other antidiabetic agents (. alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, thiazolidinediones, meglitinides and insulin) and extended-release formulations of metformin, failed to show more benefit for glycaemic control than standard monotherapy with metformin. In addition metformin used in combination with different doses of nateglinide produce significantly lower glycaemic values than metformin monotherapy | MANAGEMENT IN AMERICA by Nicholas Bloom Stanford University NBER Centre for Economic Performance and CEPR Erik Brynjolfsson Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER Lucia Foster . Census Bureau Ron Jarmin . Census Bureau Itay Saporta-Eksten Stanford University and John Van Reenen London School of Economics NBER Centre for Economic Performance and CEPR CES 13-01 January 2013 The research program of the Center for Economic Studies CES produces a wide range of economic analyses to improve the statistical programs of the . Census Bureau. Many of these analyses take the form of CES research papers. The papers have not undergone the review accorded Census Bureau publications and no endorsement should be inferred. Any opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author s and do not necessarily represent the views of the . Census Bureau. All results have been reviewed to ensure that no confidential information is disclosed. Republication in whole or part must be cleared with the authors. To obtain information about the series see ces or contact . Krizan Editor Discussion Papers . Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies 2K130F 4600 Silver Hill Road Washington DC 20233 . 1 Abstract The Census Bureau recently conducted a survey of management practices in over 30 000 plants across the US the first large-scale survey of management in America. Analyzing these data reveals several striking results. First more structured management practices are tightly linked to better performance establishments adopting more structured practices for performance monitoring target setting and incentives enjoy greater productivity and profitability higher rates of innovation and faster employment growth. Second there is a substantial dispersion of management practices across the establishments. We find that 18 of establishments have adopted at least 75 of these more structured management practices while 27 of .