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Sanja Pekovic - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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environmental standards and Labor Productivity understanding the mechanisms that sustain sustainability
Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2013Co-Authors: Magali A Delmas, Sanja PekovicAbstract:Summary In the last decade, a rising number of firms have adopted voluntary international environmental management and product standards, such as the international ISO 14001 management standard or organic certification. Although emerging research analyzes the impact of these standards on environmental and financial performance, there is to our knowledge no empirical research on how they affect the Productivity of employees. In this paper, we investigate the direct relationship between environmental standards and Labor Productivity, as well as two mediating mechanisms through which environmental standards influence Labor Productivity: employee training and enhanced interpersonal contacts within the firm. Our empirical results, based on a French employer–employee survey from 5220 firms, reveal that firms that have adopted environmental standards enjoy a one standard deviation higher Labor Productivity than firms that have not adopted such standards. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Environmental standards and Labor Productivity: Understanding the mechanisms that sustain sustainability
Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2013Co-Authors: Magali A Delmas, Sanja PekovicAbstract:In the last decade, a rising number of firms have adopted voluntary international environmental management and product standards, such as the international ISO 14001 management standard or organic certification. Although emerging research analyzes the impact of these standards on environmental and financial performance, there is to our knowledge no empirical research on how they affect the Productivity of employees. In this paper, we investigate the direct relationship between environmental standards and Labor Productivity, as well as two mediating mechanisms through which environmental standards influence Labor Productivity: employee training and enhanced interpersonal contacts within the firm. Our empirical results, based on a French employer–employee survey from 5220 firms, reveal that firms that have adopted environmental standards enjoy a one standard deviation higher Labor Productivity than firms that have not adopted such standards.
Magali A Delmas - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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environmental standards and Labor Productivity understanding the mechanisms that sustain sustainability
Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2013Co-Authors: Magali A Delmas, Sanja PekovicAbstract:Summary In the last decade, a rising number of firms have adopted voluntary international environmental management and product standards, such as the international ISO 14001 management standard or organic certification. Although emerging research analyzes the impact of these standards on environmental and financial performance, there is to our knowledge no empirical research on how they affect the Productivity of employees. In this paper, we investigate the direct relationship between environmental standards and Labor Productivity, as well as two mediating mechanisms through which environmental standards influence Labor Productivity: employee training and enhanced interpersonal contacts within the firm. Our empirical results, based on a French employer–employee survey from 5220 firms, reveal that firms that have adopted environmental standards enjoy a one standard deviation higher Labor Productivity than firms that have not adopted such standards. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Environmental standards and Labor Productivity: Understanding the mechanisms that sustain sustainability
Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2013Co-Authors: Magali A Delmas, Sanja PekovicAbstract:In the last decade, a rising number of firms have adopted voluntary international environmental management and product standards, such as the international ISO 14001 management standard or organic certification. Although emerging research analyzes the impact of these standards on environmental and financial performance, there is to our knowledge no empirical research on how they affect the Productivity of employees. In this paper, we investigate the direct relationship between environmental standards and Labor Productivity, as well as two mediating mechanisms through which environmental standards influence Labor Productivity: employee training and enhanced interpersonal contacts within the firm. Our empirical results, based on a French employer–employee survey from 5220 firms, reveal that firms that have adopted environmental standards enjoy a one standard deviation higher Labor Productivity than firms that have not adopted such standards.
Robert A Margo - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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mechanization takes command inanimate power and Labor Productivity in late nineteenth century american manufacturing
2020Co-Authors: Robert A Margo, Jeremy Atack, Paul W RhodeAbstract:During the nineteenth century, the US manufacturing sector shifted away from the “hand Labor” mode of production, characteristic of artisan shops, to the “machine Labor” of the factory. This was the focus of an extremely detailed but extraordinarily complex study by the Commissioner of Labor published in 1899 that has until now defied systematic analysis. Here, we explore the overall Productivity gains associated with these changes in production methods and the specific, causal role of inanimate power. Under the machine Labor mode, the time necessary to complete production tasks declined by 85 percent, a remarkable gain in Labor Productivity. We also present OLS and IV estimates of the effects of using inanimate power, such as steam, at the production operation level Our IV is based on the gerunds describing the various production activities. Treating our IV estimates as causal, about one-third of the higher Productivity of machine Labor is attributed to greater use of inanimate power per se. Institutional subscribers to the NBER working paper series, and residents of developing countries may download this paper without additional charge at www.nber.org.
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mechanization takes command inanimate power and Labor Productivity in late nineteenth century american manufacturing
National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020Co-Authors: Jeremy Atack, Robert A Margo, Paul W RhodeAbstract:During the nineteenth century, the US manufacturing sector shifted away from the “hand Labor” mode of production, characteristic of artisan shops, to the “machine Labor” of the factory. This was the focus of an extremely detailed but extraordinarily complex study by the Commissioner of Labor published in 1899 that has until now defied systematic analysis. Here, we explore the overall Productivity gains associated with these changes in production methods and the specific, causal role of inanimate power. Under the machine Labor mode, the time necessary to complete production tasks declined by 85 percent, a remarkable gain in Labor Productivity. We also present OLS and IV estimates of the effects of using inanimate power, such as steam, at the production operation level Our IV is based on the gerunds describing the various production activities. Treating our IV estimates as causal, about one-third of the higher Productivity of machine Labor is attributed to greater use of inanimate power per se.
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the impact of the civil war on capital intensity and Labor Productivity in southern manufacturing
Explorations in Economic History, 2006Co-Authors: William K Hutchinson, Robert A MargoAbstract:Abstract After the Civil War wages fell in the South relative to the non-South, but interest rates and other measures of the costs of capital increased. Using archival data for manufacturing establishments, we show that capital–output and capital–Labor ratios in southern manufacturing declined relative to non-southern manufacturing after the War, precisely in the direction implied by the regional shifts in factor prices. Labor Productivity in southern manufacturing also declined, and a significant portion of this decline can be attributed to the reduction in capital intensity.
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the impact of the civil war on capital intensity and Labor Productivity in southern manufacturing
National Bureau of Economic Research, 2004Co-Authors: William K Hutchinson, Robert A MargoAbstract:The Civil War resulted in a substantial divergence in the regional structure of factor prices. In particular, wages fell in the South relative to the non-South, but interest rates and other measures of the costs of capital increased. Using archival data for manufacturing establishments, we show that capital-output and capital-Labor ratios in southern manufacturing declined relative to non-southern manufacturing after the War, precisely in the direction implied by the regional shifts in factor prices. Labor Productivity in Southern manufacturing also declined, but this decline is explained by the reduction in capital intensity.
Khaled M Elgohary - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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factors influencing construction Labor Productivity in egypt
Journal of Management in Engineering, 2014Co-Authors: Khaled M Elgohary, Remon F AzizAbstract:AbstractConstruction is a Labor-intensive industry. Therefore, construction Labor Productivity is of critical importance to the profitability of most construction projects. Many construction industry sectors have been experiencing chronic problems such as poor management, inferior working conditions, and insufficient quality. Many researchers have identified these problems as factors that affect construction Productivity and will affect a company’s performance and the overall economy of the country. This paper aims to identify, investigate, and rank factors perceived to affect construction Labor Productivity in the Egyptian construction context with respect to their relative importance. To achieve this objective, practitioners and experts comprising a statistically representative sample were invited to participate in a structured questionnaire survey. The questionnaire comprised 30 Productivity factors that were classified under the following three primary categories: (1) human/Labor, (2) industrial, and ...
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towards improving construction Labor Productivity and projects performance
alexandria engineering journal, 2011Co-Authors: Mostafa E Shehata, Khaled M ElgoharyAbstract:Abstract Proper management of resources in construction projects can yield substantial savings in time and cost. As construction is a Labor-intensive industry, this paper focuses on Labor Productivity in the construction industry. This study considers the current state-of-the-art issues relevant to this subject. It covers the construction Labor Productivity definitions, aspects, measurements, factors affecting it, different techniques used for measuring it and modeling techniques. The main outcome from the literature is that there is no standard definition of Productivity. This study provides a guide for necessary steps required to improve construction Labor Productivity and consequently, the project performance. It can help improve the overall performance of construction projects through the implementation of the concept of benchmarks. Also, it gives an up to date concept of loss of Productivity measurement for construction Productivity claims. Two major case studies, from the literature, are presented to show construction Labor Productivity rates, factors affecting construction Labor Productivity and how to improve it.
Paul W Rhode - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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mechanization takes command inanimate power and Labor Productivity in late nineteenth century american manufacturing
2020Co-Authors: Robert A Margo, Jeremy Atack, Paul W RhodeAbstract:During the nineteenth century, the US manufacturing sector shifted away from the “hand Labor” mode of production, characteristic of artisan shops, to the “machine Labor” of the factory. This was the focus of an extremely detailed but extraordinarily complex study by the Commissioner of Labor published in 1899 that has until now defied systematic analysis. Here, we explore the overall Productivity gains associated with these changes in production methods and the specific, causal role of inanimate power. Under the machine Labor mode, the time necessary to complete production tasks declined by 85 percent, a remarkable gain in Labor Productivity. We also present OLS and IV estimates of the effects of using inanimate power, such as steam, at the production operation level Our IV is based on the gerunds describing the various production activities. Treating our IV estimates as causal, about one-third of the higher Productivity of machine Labor is attributed to greater use of inanimate power per se. Institutional subscribers to the NBER working paper series, and residents of developing countries may download this paper without additional charge at www.nber.org.
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mechanization takes command inanimate power and Labor Productivity in late nineteenth century american manufacturing
National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020Co-Authors: Jeremy Atack, Robert A Margo, Paul W RhodeAbstract:During the nineteenth century, the US manufacturing sector shifted away from the “hand Labor” mode of production, characteristic of artisan shops, to the “machine Labor” of the factory. This was the focus of an extremely detailed but extraordinarily complex study by the Commissioner of Labor published in 1899 that has until now defied systematic analysis. Here, we explore the overall Productivity gains associated with these changes in production methods and the specific, causal role of inanimate power. Under the machine Labor mode, the time necessary to complete production tasks declined by 85 percent, a remarkable gain in Labor Productivity. We also present OLS and IV estimates of the effects of using inanimate power, such as steam, at the production operation level Our IV is based on the gerunds describing the various production activities. Treating our IV estimates as causal, about one-third of the higher Productivity of machine Labor is attributed to greater use of inanimate power per se.
