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latest prescribing a new logic of service, to comment on a previously published article (Gummesson, 1998) on productivity … critical review on productivity, quality and relationship marketing in service operations. Findings – The article suggests that …
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productivity in a sample of hotels in Spain. Design/methodology/approach – In line with Mairesse and Kremp (1993), the theoretical … results show that labour productivity increases only when certifications and quality standards specific to the hospitality … category, belonging to a chain, and outsourcing services have a positive impact on labour productivity. In contrast, the …
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Purpose The purpose of this eight-country study is to examine what drives performance at the individual worker’s level and compare the explanatory power of such drivers between emerging, newly developed and developed markets around the globe. Design/methodology/approach The study combines...
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Purpose – The authors begin with an admittedly simplistic statement: “civilization” is best represented by the increased availability of utility providing goods and services. In other words, civilization is synonymous with economic development. The purpose of this paper is to concern three...
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, boosting productivity. It also suggests that eco-innovation stimuli, introduced by policy makers, should be targeted at …
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of e-wallet on farmer’s welfare in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach Primary data were used to collect information on 81 users and 123 non-users of e-wallet system. Foster, Greer and Thorbecke (FGT) analysis was used to profile...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of public expenditure on economic growth and poverty alleviation in developing countries like India. If poverty and inequality are high, the government may resort to distributive policies at the cost of long-term growth. The...
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Productivity measurement is a required management tool in evaluating and monitoring the performance of a business … operation. The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of the state‐of‐the‐art research on productivity measurement. The … of productivity measurement is examined and evaluated from several perspectives. Second, based on the availability of …
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As computerised manufacture merges into computer integrated manufacture, with expert computer systems controlling other expert systems, where do human beings come in? Are they gaining or losing? Are they drifting into a catch‐22 situation? Maybe the time will come when they are merely...
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The accounting profession is playing a major role in promoting or enhancing productivity in organisations. This article … presents ways in which accountants are fulfilling that role. Accountants enhance productivity through various means. They … report on the results of operations for the business entity as well as reporting directly on productivity. The proper …
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