And their productivity improvements show that the big carriers, for their part, are learning some low-cost tricks.
When you measure productivity in terms of output per hour worked, instead of output per worker, these ONS numbers show that our productivity growth has not been very different from other European countries.
After all, higher productivity growth must eventually show up in either higher profits or higher wages.
While wage growth should be fueled by productivity, productivity data in Brazil show that it is actually falling.
But even by this suboptimal RVU-based measure, there are a number of well-done studies that all show that productivity declines, sometimes substantially.
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Overall, the findings show that productivity is a powerful lure.
Estimates by hospitals that acquire medical practices and institutions that track these trends such as the Medical Group Management Association show that physician productivity falls under these arrangements, sometimes by more than 25% (more on this below).
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But the statistics all show a catastrophic and continuing productivity decline.
Dr. Pychyl's interviews fit with the statistics that show companies are losing time and productivity to Facebook.
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The benefit to a building owner is that a green building can have lower costs and there are many studies that show an improvement in building occupant productivity.
Perhaps Marissa Mayer of Yahoo bought into the idea that face time means productivity because it seemed like a legitimate way to show she meant business.
"They don't care when or where their employees get the job done, as long as they get the results, " says Thomson, adding that studies show flexible hours usually increase both innovation and productivity.
Why is it so difficult for me, and many other American professionals and managers, to take significant amounts of vacation, especially when studies show that time away from work actually enhances productivity and health?
Many people routinely check their work email at home in the evening, yet those same people may twinge about checking their Facebook page during the day, even though there are plenty of studies to show that taking frequent breaks can actually improve productivity.
Pentland has also run studies that show how informal, serendipitous communication among call center workers increased productivity by 20%.
Companies like Unisys, Sprint and HP are creating social media training programs to avoid these types of social media crises, but also, just as importantly, to show employees how using social media can be a valuable business tool which can increase their performance and productivity.
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