In addition to productivity as it ties to time worked, there are also the productivity bonuses associated with the ability to safely use social networks like Facebook and Twitter to meet corporate business objectives in areas like marketing, customer service and sales.
At the same time more productivity will have to be squeezed out of the labour force that remains.
Few G-20 countries have used the time bought by past stimulus to make the vital supply-side reforms to boost productivity and competitiveness.
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The amount of private work being taken on had not increased, it found, the rate of decline in productivity had slowed, the ratio of full-time consultants to total staff in the NHS had risen and pay rises not linked to performance had slowed.
Leidal spent time in the manufacturing industry which is prone to use productivity as a key metric for all divisions, IT included.
While the forced time indoors can be good for creativity and productivity, coaxing us to stay in and work, the lack of sunlight can be too much to bear after a while.
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Absent higher productivity, which takes time to develop, the only way to clear the imbalance is for wages to fall.
So, the real question is, with Facebook being an even more efficient time waster, what's the toll going to be on worldwide productivity?
In the past five years Chrysler has knocked eight hours off the time it takes to assemble a vehicle, according to productivity experts Harbour Consultants.
Dr. Pychyl's interviews fit with the statistics that show companies are losing time and productivity to Facebook.
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Third, the global economic crisis, and the competition from rising economies, is driving employers to find new ways to increase productivity, cut costs and at the same time retain the best talent.
These agents waste time competing with each other for the exclusive right to sell each home, sapping productivity.
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No longer can employees think about building Microsoft Office, as much as delivering a means to greater productivity, within whatever context the individual is in at the time.
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.
At a time of massive and rapid increase in agricultural productivity, when natural resources still seemed limitless to the casual eye, it changed our understanding of the environment and of our role in it.
Prices fell, productivity rose and volume began to keep pace with trucking for the first time in years.
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Toyota employees would then work in the field and provide pro bono consulting services with the goal of increasing productivity and safety while helping to reduce production costs and time.
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Jordan Cohen, a Pfizer human resources manager, created the productivity initiative to allow employees to outsource routine parts of their jobs, giving them more time to focus on important tasks.
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Higher productivity does not have to mean fewer jobs, if demand is going up at the same time.
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