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Why workers are less productive

by Gigi Douban
Aug 9, 2016
Unfortunately, companies aren't investing in growth, and innovation is incremental these days
Investment + innovation = productivity        
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Global productivity numbers are in — cue the sad trombone sounds

by Kai Ryssdal
May 26, 2016
The rates stays low, even years after the recession. Is this the new normal or a bad sign for the economy?
 
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The hazards of trying to make flu shots mandatory

by Sally Herships
Jan 21, 2016
How the flu can mount to a lot of cost for businesses.
Cynthia Foreman receives a free flu shot from a Walgreens employee during a free flu shot clinic at Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland, California. Residents received no cost flu shots during a flu shot clinic at Allen Temple Baptist Church.
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How productive are you when you work on holidays?

by Kimberly Adams
Dec 24, 2015
A survey says most stuck in the office will be at least "somewhat" productive.
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Labor Department releases revised Q3 productivity

by Kimberly Adams
Dec 2, 2015
The numbers can help predict other aspects of economic growth.
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Stubborn productivity figures have two possible causes

by Nova Safo
Aug 11, 2015
The theory that the Fed subscribes to could determine if interest rates go up.
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Americans are taking fewer vacation days

by Raghu Manavalan
Jul 17, 2015
It's a relatively new problem, says Project: Time Off director.
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What a 7 percent growth rate could look like

by Amy Scott
Mar 5, 2015
China has set 7 percent as its growth target. What would that look like here?
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Doing the numbers on the Northeast's snowstorm

by Tony Wagner
Jan 27, 2015
What is the productivity cost of a city-wide shutdown? Who knows.
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Telecommuting is killing the snow day

by Nova Safo
Jan 27, 2015
People working from home help keep storm's cost down to relatively low $500 million.
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