Measurement and Interpretation of Productivity.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : Boulder : National Academies Press NetLibrary, Incorporated [distributor] 1979
Temas:
Industrial efficiency > Measurement.
Industrial productivity > Measurement.
Productivité > Mesure.
Industrial efficiency > Measurement
Industrial productivity > Measurement
Electronic resource.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Copyright
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Report
  • 1 Introduction, Findings, and Recommendations
  • INTRODUCTION
  • FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • 2 Uses, Misuses, and Limitations of Productivity Statistics
  • THE NATURE OF PRODUCTIVITY MEASURES
  • PRODUCTIVITY MEASURES AS INDEXES OF PERFORMANCE
  • PRODUCTIVITY MEASURES, LIVING STANDARDS, AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION
  • THE USE OF PRODUCTIVITY MEASURES IN FORECASTING AND BUSINESS CYCLE ANALYSIS
  • ANALYZING THE SOURCES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH
  • SOME LIMITATIONS OF PRODUCTIVITY MEASURES
  • NOTES
  • 3 Basic Productivity Concepts: Meaning and Measurement
  • THE FRAMEWORK OF PRODUCTION THEORY
  • MEASURES OF PRODUCTIVITY
  • OUTPUT
  • INPUTS
  • NOTES
  • 4 Government Measures of Productivity: Concepts, Methods, and Sources
  • OVERVIEW OF GOVERNMENT MEASURES
  • ECONOMY-WIDE MEASURES
  • INDUSTRY DIVISIONS
  • DETAILED INDUSTRY PROGRAM
  • PROGRAM TO MEASURE PRODUCTIVITY IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
  • EXCLUSIONS FROM EXISTING MEASURES
  • NOTES
  • 5 The Measurement of Output
  • THE OUTPUT MEASURE
  • DIVIDING VALUE CHANGES BETWEEN CHANGES IN PRICES AND CHANGES IN REAL OUTPUT
  • METHODS OF MEASURING QUALITY CHANGES
  • SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION
  • NOTES
  • 6 The Measurement of Inputs
  • LABOR
  • PHYSICAL CAPITAL
  • INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
  • MULTI-FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY MEASURES
  • NOTES
  • 7 Analyzing the Sources of Growth
  • CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
  • EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
  • RECOMMENDATIONS
  • NOTES
  • 8 Measures of Productivity for Companies
  • MEASUREMENT TO IMPROVE COMPANY PRODUCTIVITY
  • RESEARCH ON COMPANY PRODUCTIVITY
  • INTERAGENCY COOPERATION
  • NOTES
  • 9 International Comparisons of Productivity
  • COMPARISONS OF LEVELS OF OUTPUT AND PRODUCTIVITY
  • INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF CHANGES OVER TIME
  • ANALYSES OF THE DATA
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • NOTES
  • Supplementary Statement
  • References
  • PAPERS
  • Measurement Error in Productivity Statistics
  • MEASUREMENT ERROR DEFINED
  • OVERALL ERROR IN THE PRODUCTIVITY MEASURE
  • MEASUREMENT ERROR AND BIAS
  • AN ERROR MODEL FOR PRODUCTIVITY FOR THE PRIVATE BUSINESS SECTOR
  • COMPUTER SIMULATION
  • TAYLOR EXPANSION APPROXIMATION FOR OVERALL ERROR
  • IMPLICATIONS FOR MEASURES OF PRODUCTIVITY CHANGE
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • Revisions in BLS Output per Hour
  • INTRODUCTION
  • REASONS FOR FREQUENT REVISIONS
  • EVIDENCE FROM PAST REVISIONS
  • FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • Measuring Outputs in Hospitals
  • INTRODUCTION
  • HOSPITAL PRODUCTIVITY
  • ASSESSING OUTPUTS
  • SUMMARY OF A STUDY OF SERVICES AND OUTCOMES IN HOSPITALS
  • CONCLUDING COMMENTS
  • REFERENCES
  • Welfare Dimensions of Productivity Measurement
  • GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS CONCERNING WELFARE DIMENSIONS
  • CONSUMPTION-PRIVATE AND PUBLIC
  • INCOME DISTRIBUTION
  • QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE
  • HOURS OF WORK AND USE OF TIME
  • HEALTH FACILITIES
  • THE ENVIRONMENT
  • THE FEASIBILITY OF A SYSTEM OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ACCOUNTS
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