Companies that have come to grips with boosting productivity are casting beady eyes on those in related fields that have not.
More to the point, if the Fed doesn't print too much money, an increase in labor costs would only result in a squeeze on corporate profits, which management could deal with by boosting productivity.
The pact, along with continuing wage restraint, has boosted productivity while keeping unemployment low.Some pundits attribute German industry's success in weathering the downturn to its consensual labour-market system: "A model for Europe?" suggested a policy paper for the Robert Schuman Foundation, a Brussels-based think-tank, in April.
NAFTA boosted productivity through competition.
America's edge boosted productivity and growth.
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However, the measures could raise eyebrows among some economists, with steps for boosting productivity typically reserved for the Treasury, which is controlled by elected officials rather than senior Bank staff.
In the early 1980s, as Detroit automakers were getting slammed by the first wave of Japanese competition, GM realized that workers would only come up with ways to boost productivity if they were sure it wouldn't cost them their livelihood.
To compete, U.S. companies have had to boost productivity with new technologies and supply chains, while offering new products.
Britain faced a similar shortage of primary care providers, along with a need to boost productivity and preventive care.
Hark Morner makes his living working the crowds at business seminars with empty spiels about boosting productivity.
