Management matters in Australia: just how productive are we?: findings from the Australian Management Practices and Productivity global benchmarking project

This report reviews management practices in Australian manufacturing firms and the link between these practices and the productivity performance of firms. The study found that while Australian management practices are not in the top rank of performance worldwide, they are also not among the worst. They currently rate as only moderately above average when benchmarked globally, leaving significant scope for consistent and sustained improvement across key areas. The research shows that the quality of management practices has a measurable impact on labour productivity, as well as sales and the num ... Show more

Corporate authors: Australia. Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR)

Published: [Canberra, Australian Capital Territory], DIISR, 2009

Resource type: Government report or paper

Physical description: 42 p.

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