Proof!

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

ISSN: 1741-0401

Article publication date: 1 January 2008

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Citation

(2008), "Proof!", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 57 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijppm.2008.07957aab.004

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited


Proof!

And as if to prove the point above, recent talks between GE and its unions over productivity at a warehousing operation for dishwashers and refrigerators has led to an agreement by both parties that productivity can, and should, be improved. There was a simple incentive for this agreement – the facility loses $40 million annually and management had threatened workers that their jobs would be outsourced. These things do focus the mind!

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