The notion that an increase in information technology investments will result in a positive impact on productivity has … investment in IT and productivity while others suggested otherwise. Even though there is a growing number of an academic studies ….88%, whilst Africa has not contributed much to IT and productivity literature with just 8.51%. The study therefore concluded that …

, achieving order‐of‐magnitude improvements in productivity, and increasing and protecting profits. Learn from the companies that … have created great value propositions for customers and employees, achieved significant improvements in productivity …

From the early 1980s to the late 1990s overall productivity rates did not reflect the rising investment in information … and computer technology (ICT). This paradox, the productivity paradox, which was widely discussed among economists may … well turn out to be mainly a mirage once the assumption is excluded that investment has a short‐run effect on productivity …

‐country productivity. Design/methodology/approach – A panel data set for 15 Taiwanese manufacturing industries over the period between 1991 … and 2007 is employed for a model in which productivity is regressed on a measure of O‐FDI. Findings – The study finds no … significant positive or negative effect of O‐FDI on productivity. Breaking down the data by location of the investment, however …

reduce cost of manufacturing and to increase the productivity by reducing cycle time and down time. The aim of this paper is … by 48 percent and an increase in productivity by 52 percent. Research limitations/implications – The paper is looking at … cockpit layout and combining of processes on a single machine. Improves job satisfaction and productivity of shop floor …

Abstract Productivity growth in many advanced economies has decelerated in the last decades. There is increasing … evidence that the misallocation of production function has contributed to the weakness in productivity. Factors behind this … misallocation of production factors on productivity and assess their role for the weakness in productivity growth in Germany …