[Good News] Encouraging news from the Globe and Mail. Productivity numbers are up, unfortunately we’re still lagging behind the US but the fundamentals look good.
[Trouble Ahead?] The Economy Lab at the Globe and Mail has some numbers that would seem to point to a labour crunch ahead with the resultant drop in productivity that comes with it.
[Productivity and R&D] Let’s take a dip into the science pool with this paper examining the importance of R&D as a source of growth in labor productivity in the Canadian economy within the last four decades. The research suggests that innovation is the major characterizer of the knowledge based economy and improves the labor productivity both in short and long run.
[Case Studies] Swiss company ABB has a tremendous set of productivity case studies to peruse. Find one which most closely fits your problem and have a look.
