"decreasing productivity" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used as a noun phrase to describe a situation or trend in which productivity is decreasing. Example: In the past year, our company has seen a significant decrease in productivity due to budget cuts and a high employee turnover rate. The CEO is concerned about the impact of decreasing productivity on our bottom line.
The theoretical background is inspired by neoclassical Solow (1956) model, which assumes exogenous saving rates and a production function based on a decreasing productivity of capital and constant returns to scale.
Taking the global map of net primary production (NPP) of terrestrial ecosystems (Fig. 1b), the pattern of decreasing productivity with latitude remains, but, the regions with highest productivity in South America and Africa do not match the hotspots of diversity.
Now they are living with the cost — Rodriguez's physical decline, Teixeira's decreasing productivity, the puzzle that is Burnett.
Longer-term, Finland must address a rapidly aging population and decreasing productivity in traditional industries that threaten competitiveness, fiscal sustainability, and economic growth.
These results indicate the feasibility of engineering tomato for increased tolerance of abiotic stress, without decreasing productivity, under both stress and nonstress conditions through trehalose biosynthesis.
Nevertheless, decreasing productivity growth and a high trade deficit problem led to significant devaluations in the lira, as seen in Fig. 3.
"But diabetes costs a whole lot in terms of social evolution, decreased productivity, medical and pharmaceutical costs, and death".
Studies show that long hours decrease productivity, and increases the risk of making mistakes.
Re "Fear in the Workplace: The Bullying Boss" (June 22): It is not surprising that workplace bullying shows no evidence of decreased productivity.
Among the findings: "frequent business travellers can suffer decreased mental capacity, increased stress levels and decreased productivity".
As a business owner, work-related stress can have serious health implications, but it can also decrease productivity and motivation, which is not conducive to running a profitable enterprise.
