%0 Report
        %A Chen, Yuyu
%A Hensel, Lukas
%A Yao, Xinjue
        %T From Followers to Leaders: The Career Impact of High-Quality Managers
        %D 2025
        %8 2025 Apr
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 17848
        %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp17848
        %X How does manager quality affect subordinates' career progression? We examine the causal effect of manager quality on workers' career outcomes in the context of managerial teams at a large construction firm. We exploit quasi-random variation in worker-manager matching through frequent project reassignments to identify the causal effect of high-quality managers on promotions. Working under a high-quality manager increases workers' subsequent promotion rates by 13 percentage points. We provide evidence in support of managerial human capital transmission as the primary mechanism: effects are concentrated among workers and positions that require most managerial skills and exposed workers earn significantly higher performance-based bonuses.
        %K skill transmission
%K promotions
%K manager quality