Productivity within Organizations

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Organizations do contribute towards GDP growth. At a micro level organizations have the following objectives at the core of its productivity improvement program;
 

• Making better use of available resources in order to increase output
• Reducing the cost of producing goods and services
• Operating as efficiently and effectively as possible
• Providing a higher quality of service
• Employing a faster and more accurate processes for identifying customer needs
• Improving the quality of products
• Promoting teamwork and co-operation amongst staff members
• Providing training to acquire a highly trained and capable workforce

 

The following are some pertinent issues that affect productivity;
 

• High number of staff on sick leave
• Unauthorized absenteeism
• Negative attitude/behaviour in the workplace
• Wastage of resources
• Obsolete laws and Policies
• Long procedures
• Poor Managerial styles
• Poor Leadership
• Poor customer service
• Poor working conditions
• Low quality/ sub standard products
• Inequality in salary
• Poor communication
• Reward system
• Lack of appropriate safety measures
• Poor working environment
• Delay in production target
• Lack of incentives