He added: «A similar model could be used to answer a variety of questions in society - for example, how much do individuals, teams and companies
affect worker productivity or how much classes, schools and neighbourhoods affect educational attainment.»
The company had varied lighting levels in the factory to see if
they affected worker productivity.
Not exact matches
According to the OECD, about 13 % of
workers are under - qualified for their jobs, significantly
affecting productivity at your firm.
A new study led by a Michigan State University business scholar suggests customer - service
workers who fake smile throughout the day worsen their mood and withdraw from work,
affecting productivity.
The bottom line: «What Gibson and Shrader found was that sleep has a definite effect on
productivity, which in turn might
affect worker wages (the more productive you are at work, the more likely you either score a raise or get compensated with tips).»
«Take, for instance, the undervaluation of female - dominated jobs like school teachers, who
affect the long - term
productivity of children as they grow up and become
workers themselves,» Bahn tells Fortune.
Over 200
workers of the YEA have been
affected in the latest transfer which was intended to reposition the Agency for higher
productivity, according to management.
The survey found that perpetration of domestic violence is associated with substantial negative effects on the
productivity and safety of
workers with close to half of respondents (46 %) reporting that violence issues negatively
affected their job performance.
«1 in 4 U.S. employees negatively
affected by political talk at work this election season, finds new survey: Younger
workers in particular experiencing diminished
productivity, more stress.»
«Previous work has largely focused on how climate change may
affect economic activity by lowering the
productivity of
workers,» said co-author Kyle Meng, an assistant professor of environmental economics in UCSB's Bren School of Environmental Science & Management and the Department of Economics.
«There is historical data to show that temperatures in the southern United States have risen,» she said, «and over the long term, warmer temperatures are going to strain
workers who do a lot of physical labor and
affect their
productivity.»
93 % of employers indicated that skills gaps were negatively
affecting at least one critical business area such as staff
productivity, IT security, and customer service or customer engagement and 90 % had faced difficulties recruiting
workers with the required skills in the last 12 months.
District officials say the changes would boost
productivity, a claim disputed by the unions representing the
affected workers.
in the face of rising
productivity and affluence, older
workers find themselves disadvantaged in their efforts to retain employment, and especially to regain employment when displaced from jobs; the setting of arbitrary age limits regardless of potential for job performance has become a common practice, and certain otherwise desirable practices may work to the disadvantage of older persons; the incidence of unemployment, especially long - term unemployment with resultant deterioration of skill, morale, and employer acceptability is, relative to the younger ages, high among older
workers; their numbers are great and growing; and their employment problems grave; the existence in industries
affecting commerce, of arbitrary discrimination in employment because of age, burdens commerce and the free flow of goods in commerce.
These risks are far - reaching and may include employment practice liability, safety concerns,
worker productivity, employee absence, employee theft, and catastrophic events
affecting employees, customers, and the public at large.