Productivity

Workshop One: Productivity

Juan Gonzalez

Ana G. Mendez University

MANA-340

Professor: Ramon Rondon

07/24/12

Table of Content:

1. Introduction.

2. Productivity definition.

3. How to measure productivity.

4. Labor productivity of employees vs. managerial productivity

5. Conclusion.

Introduction:

By way of introduction of this subject is to understand how we define productivity, how we measure it according to the efficiency in the making process, and factors which influence to increase it according to that goal that are pursue for its wide application spectrum. The objective of this research is focused on reaching an answer in which can be shown that labor productivity is essential, but productivity management is the key to the productive development of any industry.

The concept of productivity is seem as a factor that determine the efficiency of an individual, equipment, industry, system, etc. to convert efforts and participation into useful amount produced. Productivity is measured dividing average of amount produced per period by the total costs of resources like capital, personal, materials and energy implemented in a period of time that determine the cost efficiency.

We have to develop strategies that would improve productivity of the employees at the workplace. Some factors influence in the employee productivity which are: Accountability, which mean that each employee is responsible for their actions and decisions that either would affect in one or another way their performance. The following factor is the follow up that keep the employees in the pace that become then more productive in each face of the production. Next factor is to encourage, motivate, recognize and reward employees for their efforts, because encourage them to push harder and do more. In addition, when the employees are motivated they perform to increase productivity; also flexibility would always help in the relationship among the employer and employees.

Employees are happy when they are rewarded for the reason that they feel considered necessary to the company. Also employees push forward and more productive, when the managers comes close to them than a separate figure, helps in their relationship to have better results in the increase of employees productivity. Employers demand employees to accomplish company goals, but it is necessary to setup the

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