"There are studies that have shown that it improves productivity performance, raises morale, team-building, " he said.
Even allowing for its reforms, Europe's productivity performance is bad compared with America's.
The country has a disproportionately small number of big firms, which tend to spend most on research and have the best productivity performance.
Last year the Brussels-based firm ranked 8th, but thanks largely to its disclosure practices and resource productivity performance, it now holds the No. 1 spot.
Productivity performance is disappointing in the extreme.
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One reason for the poor productivity performance is the endless delays in the massive programme designed to introduce electronic patient records across the NHS. The investment was supposed to transform care by providing a seamless network of patient information that would bind together care in GP practices and hospitals.
The watchdog said desired gains in productivity and performance connected to the pay rise had either been fully or partly achieved.
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In it CHROs say that they are relatively effective in managing labor costs, evaluating workforce performance, enhancing workforce productivity, sourcing and recruiting, and retaining talent.
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The consortium said it wanted to provide an affordable pay, terms and conditions system that recognised and rewarded performance, while promoting greater productivity and creating a flexible workforce that was "fit for purpose in the modern NHS".
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Sales is an area where job performance is typically closely monitored, which will allow any productivity gains to be measured more clearly, Girard said.
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Sales growth, while better than expected, was only a small part of the overall better performance as Kellogg effectively reduced costs through lower advertising expenses and higher productivity.
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