.../methodology/approach The paper uses longitudinal data of the Annual Survey of Industries of Indian manufacturing from 2009–2010 to 2015–2016 and employs fixed-effect multinomial logistic regression. Findings The paper finds a mixed result of total factor productivity (TFP) increase on employment...

... The study implements an empirical analysis for Estonian manufacturing firms involved in exporting for the period 2008–2014, adding product complexity as an explanatory variable in the production function estimation. An increase in product complexity is interpreted as an indirect proxy for an increase...

... which links effort and continuance commitment with employee expertise and behaviour. Survey data gathered in a multi‐division, labour‐intensive garment manufacturer in New Zealand form the basis of the empirical element which underpins the study. Uses LISREL (linear structural relationships) methodology...

...Mary O′Mahony; Karin Wagner Compares the productivity record of 30 manufacturing industries in UK and Germany in 1979 and 1989. Discusses the relative stocks of three forms of capital: physical capital, human capital and R&D expenditure. Standard growth accounting framework is used to estimate...

...Amrik S. Sohal; Fern Marriott Manufacturing organizations need to develop and maintain competitive advantage in an increasingly turbulent environment. To do this, manufacturing organizations need to rethink the way in which they manage their business. Are they prepared for the challenge? Analyses...

...Mark Goodridge The greatest challenge for operations management in the 1990s is the management of the human resource. Advanced manufacturing technology dictates a style and approach to management unlike most firms′ previous experience. There is a requirement to move from a control to a commitment...

... for the 1970s and projections for the 1990s. © MCB UP Limited 1989 Employment Manufacturing Skills USA Product lifecycle TRENDS IN THE SHARE OF SKILLED OCCUPATIONS IN TOTAL EMPLOYMENT by John P. Burkett University of Rhode Island, Kingston, USA IJM 10,1 1989 10 Striking claims about trends...