Labour productivity change: drivers, business impact and macroeconomic moderators

Demeter, Krisztina, Chikán, Attila and Matyusz, Zsolt (2011) Labour productivity change: drivers, business impact and macroeconomic moderators. International Journal of Production Economics, 131 (1). pp. 215-223. DOI 10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.11.003

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Abstract

This paper focuses on the operational drivers of labour productivity changes. We consider two sets of drivers: a) current working practices b) changes in working practices through management programs. The relationship between these two sets of drivers and productivity changes are analysed. We also investigate the importance of productivity growth by looking at the impact of labour productivity changes on business performance changes. Finally, the moderating effects of industry and country on the use of drivers of productivity changes are examined. Data from an international survey, IMSS-IV, are used for the analysis.

Item Type:

Article

Uncontrolled Keywords:

labour productivity, business performance, industry, national context

Divisions:

Faculty of Business Administration > Institute of Business Economics > Department of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Subjects:

Logistics, production management

DOI:

10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.11.003

ID Code:

592