Workplace Productivity

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Productivity in the Workplace

Ashford University

Abstract

This paper will evaluate the current over all production environment in one manufacturing facility. An assessment of organizational health will be based on all information gleaned from this course. Beginning with learning styles affects on training and ending with managerial self productivity to improve plant output.

Productivity in the Workplace

Current Workplace Environment

Although production needs are being met, improvements in productivity are always at the forefront of management’s thoughts. Doing more with less is a constant effort for middle management and hourly laborers. Over all the environment is comfortable, management and hourly employees interact well. There is a sense of “us versus them” mentality from the union to management but this is lower then has been observed at other manufacturing sights with in the company.

Issues Detrimental to Productivity

Management does not consistently include hourly employees in on decision making that directly affects them. This lowers productivity by not giving the employee a feeling of ownership/investment in the process. According to the Hawthorne Studies employees “enjoyed being the center of attention” meaning they improved performance (reacted positively) because they believed management cared about them. This has been termed as the “Hawthorne Effect”. (DuBrin, 2004, p.14).

The training program for both hourly and management has a vague over all structure but no substantive continuing contribution. Many different learning materials are available but are in disarray and are not standardized into closely related activates. This redund...

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