The Contribution of Management and Man to Higher Productivity in Great Britain

Abstract

In Great Britain today National Productivity Year is drawing to a close; launched in November 1962 by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, its purpose was well advertised in public vehicles, press, and on postage stamps. In November next, there is to be held in Eastbourne a conference ‘to compare notes, to discuss future action and to provide a guide for firms and organisations in every section of our working life’. In these words Prince Philip expresses the aims of the conference and it is significant that he stresses the wide field of responsibility for increasing productivity. It does not rest only with manufacturing industry, and the interest of more than thirty national bodies, typical of management and man, represented at the conference, brings home more than anything else can do that the ordinary citizen is just as valuable a statistic as the mine worker, the farmer, and the foundryman. Regrettably there is a widespread attitude of mind—‘My job is different’ is a typical example—which has countered, and continues to counter, many attempts by individuals and organisations to persuade small firms and businesses that the techniques which have made enlightened concerns efficient are equally available—and workable.

Citation

Noel‐Brown, S.J. (1963), "The Contribution of Management and Man to Higher Productivity in Great Britain", Work Study, Vol. 12 No. 11, pp. 39-46. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb060129