A review and analysis of the state‐of‐the‐art research on productivity measurement

Abstract

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Estimating professional service productivity: theoretical model, empirical estimates and external validity

“…index measurement, linear programming and econometric models (Oum et al, 1992;Singh et al, 2000). This study applies the statistical (econometric) method with the function point technique to explain the productivity theory.…”

Produtividade sistêmica: conceitos e aplicações

“…Com ela almejava-se o aumento da produção por empregado utilizado. Outras formas de medir a produtividade surgiram ao longo do tempo, relacionando o resultado da produção com a utilização de outros recursos como, por exemplo, energia, matéria-prima, insumos, entre outros (UKKO; TENHUNEN; RANTANEN, 2007;ORGANISATION..., 2005a;SINGH;MOTWANI;KUMAR, 2000).…”

“…Deve ser destacado, no entanto, que o crescente aumento da competitividade, somado às pressões trabalhistas, à crescente preocupação com a distribuição dos ganhos e à proteção do meio ambiente, demanda uma gestão da produtividade integrada e multidimensional. Deve-se, por conseguinte, trabalhar os aspectos relacionados à utilização de recursos e as várias dimensões envolvidas na apuração da produtividade em uma abordagem multivariada e sistêmica (OLIVEIRA; MARINS; ALMEIDA, 2010;BOOTHBY;DUFOUR;TANG., 2010;ORGANISATION..., 2005b;SINGH;MOTWANI;KUMAR, 2000;SUITO, 1998).…”

Consensual and Entrepreneurial Culture: Insights from Organisational Culture and Human Resource Development Policy in Nigerian Banks

“…They explain further that investment in human capital development, discovery of new ideas and development of potentials to bring about technological innovations and high level of creativity among employees in an organisation is a major source of sustainable competitive advantage. This suggests why Singh, Motwanis, and Komar (2000) put it that the challenges of globalisation and the need to remain competitive in the global economy force many business organisations to place greater emphasis on learning and development in order to shape employees attitudes and behaviours towards the latest development and in turn ensures effective human resource utilisation. Aggarwal and Bhargava (2009) identified two implications of human resource development on organisational performance.…”