One of the most renowned examples of successful productivity bargaining can be found in the practices of Toyota, the Japanese automotive giant. Toyota’s “lean manufacturing” system is built on the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir, You report (April 17) that McDonald’s Japan “has 3,100 outlets and 2,700 employees in the country” — and ...

Helping & empowering business owners for over 15 years, helping them to understand how to protect own interests, build bridges to amplify joint ventures, adapting new business practices and solutions.

The Productivity Commission defines productivity as "a measure of the rate at which output of goods and services are produced per unit of input (labor, capital, raw materials, etc.)." Productivity has ...

In my work at the Bank of Canada, I often have the opportunity to meet with Canadians and Canadian businesses to better understand what’s happening in the economy at a grassroots level. Productivity ...

Most workers are eyeing the end of the year, but business leaders are looking at how they can boost output and compete in 2013. While Australia's economy has shown surprising resilience, there's ...

The global economy has been struggling to regain its footing since the 2008–09 global financial crisis. Forecasts for medium-term growth continue to be downgraded. Advanced economies have seen a ...

Learn a new phrase about pretending to work. If you’re someone who claims to be busy but in reality isn’t taking work too seriously, this could be for you. Even if not, maybe you know someone who is ...