The global evidence from more than 300 studies on the economic impact of unionisation shows unions do not, overall, reduce productivity.
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Boosting productivity isn't enough, no matter how much you do it.
Top tips to improve your email use based on academic research into email best practice, productivity and stress.
In the midst of the information technology revolution, Australia's productivity growth has been slowing. It ought to have been the other way around.
Wanting to change a person’s autistic behaviours is like attempting to correct left-handedness or sexual preference. The modern workplace should see strength in difference.
The internet has always been just about to deliver an enormous spurt of economic growth or productivity growth A new meta-analysis of 59 econometric studies finds it is yet to do so.
There are early indicators that London's fortunes could be shifting.
Managers work tirelessly to modernise offices, innovate and cut costs, but what really boosts employee performance? The answer is the scientific method: design, test, and measure.
Most owners of small businesses reconcile competing work and life demands in an ad hoc way.
The prospect of a post-Brexit talent exodus and the ongoing productivity puzzle underline the urgency of developing homegrown talent.
Listening to employee suggestions could give the UK the productivity boost it desperately needs.
If innovations of our digital age are largely to blame for decreasing attention spans, don't they also hold possible solutions?
The government's plan released by Treasurer Scott Morrison on Thursday, would ensure the fiscal capacity of all states and territories was "at least the equal of NSW or Victoria, whichever is higher".
There are competing claims over what the optimal office temperature is. Here's what the research says.
You might think you've made your day more efficient – but it can actually affect what you accomplish during your unstructured time.
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has effectively ruled out an interest rate rise until wage growth tops 3%.
Australia loses nearly A$2 billion of GDP every year due to people with cancer leaving the workforce.
Italy has stagnated for more than two decades, yet its politicians seem hardly aware of the source of the problem, let alone how to fix it.
Research shows that corporate wellness programs don't really work. If companies want to boost employee health they should consider designing the workplace to encourage the right behaviour.
The productivity gains businesses get some automating some jobs, aren't being passed on to workers in higher wages, evidence shows.
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Professor, Department of Economics, University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor & UTS innovation adviser, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Employment Relations, Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing, Griffith University
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Professor of Management + Director, Centre for Workplace Leadership, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne
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Professsor of Applied Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Academic Director, Murdoch University
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Productivity Growth Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor, Operations and Supply Chain Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Academic Director, Executive MBA Programs, Melbourne Business School
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Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Deputy Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
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Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Political Economy, University of Sydney
