Productivity Management for Public Sector Organizations

Abstract

Productivity improvement is arguably the most significant management theme of the 1980s. Major declines in the nation's annual rate of productivity growth have alarmed many private and public sector leaders and have spawned a host of new initiatives by organizations to increase productivity. Organizational approaches have integrated traditional measurement techniques with new forms of participative management to include team building, quality circles, and quality of worklife experimentation. Six major models for productivity improvement are examined and implications for personnel managers explored.