“The key here is to make it easier for employees to get things done when and where they need to–whether that’s by making documents accessible via the cloud or investing in an online collaboration tool that allows employees to easily connect regardless of location. This, of course, brings up the debate on working from…
“The technology giant has been a leader in terms of letting employees work from home, and has bragged about the savings and increased productivity that’s resulted. About 40% of its nearly 400,000 employees worldwide did not have a traditional office, the company said in 2007, which the last time it released such data.” “Between 1995…
“Spillover” from certain coworkers can boost our productivity—or jeopardize our employment. What’s more, our work neighbors can actually change how well we do our own jobs. Researchers looked at the 25-foot radius around high-performers at a large technology firm and found that these workers boosted performance in coworkers by 15 percent. That “positive spillover” translated…
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Employment subsidies to reward companies with rising productivity “Sources said the reform is meant to increase support to growth companies as well as encourage small to medium-size companies to raise their productivity now that the minimum wage is set to go up.” “Math will be involved in evaluating whether companies meet the requirement. An indicator…
Michael Porter is the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at Harvard Business School. He is a leading authority on company strategy and the competitiveness of nations and regions. Why Iceland Along with having one of the lowest corporate tax rate in Europe, Iceland has a highly educated workforce which is ranked among the highest in…
Mapping supply chains with megaretailer Marks & Spencer New supply chain mapping tool by Marks and Spencer. ‘The two industries covered in the mapping tool, food and garment production, are prime examples of an escalation in advocacy efforts and consumer education campaigns related to supply chains… Supply chain-focused groups such as Fashion Revolution have been…