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Productivity
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Conference Papers
Time Priorities for Top Managers
Time spent on such major activities as planning, customer relations
and managing people is reviewed, as well as impediments to managerial
effectiveness, such as administrative tasks. Additionally, managers'
expectations are examined. By plotting actual time versus ideal,
this paper demonstrates where gaps occur, usually on higher priority "planning" and "people
management" activities
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Wishing for More Time
Where would people ideally like to spend their time? And how are their actual expenditures in line with their ideal picture? This paper summarizes an Internet survey that uses a unique "forced-choice" method for allocating actual time expended and expectations. Respondents allocated 168 hours in a week to eleven major activities. The paper includes an analysis of gender differences and shows how both men and women would ideally like to work 9 fewer hours per week. Expectations versus actual results are explored in detail.
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The Productivity Paradox
Most employees aren't able to spend as much time as they would like on their high priority tasks. Despite a massive infusion of technology in recent years, productivity for many knowledge workers has been surprisingly static. This is because clerical tasks continue to be pushed upwards while technology itself creates sinkholes of time. Other major inhibitors to productivity includes overwhelming paperwork, constant phone interruptions and poorly performing computer systems. The idea of waste and where it has a place in productive work is explored. Some surprising conclusions emerge about what actually is and what is not wasteful. Recommendations for improvement are also included.
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Time Studies
Each of the following reports provides an overview
of time study results for a particular job. The results are extracted
from our extensive database of real-time information gathered from
employees using our TimeCorder device since 1990. The data spans
a number of industries from clients located in 31 countries.
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