Whether it’s our inboxes and calendars or how companies are structured, we’re obsessed with making things orderly. But research suggests it’s time to break free.
Trade unions protest the state of the economy.
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Roy Green, University of Technology Sydney e Renu Agarwal, University of Technology Sydney
Since the 1990s productivity has been slowing in Australia and elsewhere. We aren’t really sure why this is, but here are a couple of theories that could explain it.
2016 was a year of mixed fortunes in the development course of Africa.
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the end of the mining boom has breathed new life into parts of the Tasmanian economy. But there are also several worrying indicators – like population growth and unemployment – to be addressed.
Labor’s Chris Bowen says Australian workers are doing it tough.
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Anna Valero, London School of Economics and Political Science
The second half of the 20th century saw explosive economic growth and also a huge increase in universities – new research shows the two are related.
If businesses meet the needs of their employees they will feel like they are growing and will be more productive, research suggests.
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Business Briefing: a better to design an office
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Research shows that many building codes don't designate the maximum number of people that should fit in an office, but that's not the only problem with standard office design.
Voters will hear a lot about productivity in the lead up to the budget. The key thing to remember is that it’s a very rubbery concept, enormously tricky to measure and highly politicised.