Productivity and the nature of work

It is argued that in approaching the issue of Canada's competitiveness in finished products and services internationally, a singular focus on productivity may be but a symptom of more serious underlying problems. Examples of such problems are provided and the implications and ethical concerns r...

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Main Author: White, Terrence H. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 1984
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1984, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 55-61
Further subjects:B Ethical Concern
B Underlying Problem
B Technical Solution
B Economic Growth
B Singular Focus
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Summary:It is argued that in approaching the issue of Canada's competitiveness in finished products and services internationally, a singular focus on productivity may be but a symptom of more serious underlying problems. Examples of such problems are provided and the implications and ethical concerns resulting from the probable technical solutions utilized to improve productivity are explored.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF00381715