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Health Is Wealth: The Correlation Of Wellness Programs & Productivity In Canada And The U.S., Madeline Wert
Health Is Wealth: The Correlation Of Wellness Programs & Productivity In Canada And The U.S., Madeline Wert
Business and Economics Summer Fellows
Does health impact the productivity of workers? Are there differences between the U.S. and Canada? Firms both in Canada and the U.S. deal with issues of presenteeism and absenteeism. Presenteeism is when an employee shows up to work but they are distracted by their own or a family member’s health issue. One response to reduce presenteeism and absenteeism are workplace wellness programs. Workplace wellness programs are facilitated programs by a firm to promote the health and wellbeing of their employees, which benefits the employer and the employees. There are additional incentives for U.S. employers to implement workplace wellness programs as …
Presenteeism, Megan Paul
Presenteeism, Megan Paul
Umbrella Summaries
What is presenteeism? Presenteeism is not simply a matter of attending, or being physically present, at work. Rather, it refers to going to work while ill and, in some cases, also includes the concept of lost productivity as a result (Johns, 2010; McGregor, Sharma, Magee, Caputi, & Iverson, 2017). Unlike absenteeism, which can be measured through personnel records, presenteeism is measured by employee self-report via surveys or interviews. For the more limited definition (going to work ill), employees are asked whether or how often in the past they showed up to work when they were sick and should have taken …
Estimating The Benefits And Costs Of Forming Business Partnerships, Jungho Lee
Estimating The Benefits And Costs Of Forming Business Partnerships, Jungho Lee
Research Collection School Of Economics
I estimate a matching model of business‐partnership formation to quantify the relative importance of productivity gains, financing gains, and the coordination failure of effort provision (moral hazard) among partners. Productivity gains account for 61% of the gain from the observed partnerships. For partners in the first quartile of the wealth distribution, however, financing accounts for 93% of the gain. The cost of moral hazard corresponds to 42% of the entire gain from partnerships. A loan policy specifically targeting partnerships is less effective in improving welfare than a conventional loan policy that provides loans to individual entrepreneurs.
Examining The Impact Of It Investment On Insurer Productivity: A Bootstrapped Malmquist Frontier Analysis Approach, Jee Yuen Yew
Examining The Impact Of It Investment On Insurer Productivity: A Bootstrapped Malmquist Frontier Analysis Approach, Jee Yuen Yew
Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)
This paper attempts to examine productivity changes of insurance companies in Singapore as represented by bootstrapped Malmquist indices, generated from a data envelopment analysis (DEA)-based frontier analysis, and attribute these changes to an increasing investment in information technology infrastructure and equipment, and increasing investment in staff enhancement. Through this analysis, the author finds that there has been a general increase in productivity and efficiency from 2011 – 2017, as seen from changes in the kernel density functions of productivity change between the two periods. The author also finds, through running a panel tobit regression model, that there is a positive …
Make More, Work Less, Michael Sutton
Make More, Work Less, Michael Sutton
Marriott Student Review
Although the status quo in the business world is to work long hours and supposedly produce more each workweek, studies show that working less and taking appropriately regulated breaks actually lead to more productivity in individuals and businesses as a whole. Specifically companies would be wise to implement a limit of 50 work hours per week, encourage frequent breaks (about 15 minute every hour), and encourage patterns of sufficient sleep. By reducing mental fatigue in your employees, their productivity will increase.
Integrity Tests, Michael Cunningham, Megan Paul
Integrity Tests, Michael Cunningham, Megan Paul
Umbrella Summaries
What are integrity tests? Employee integrity tests are attitude self-report hiring tools that measure candidates’ disposition to productively perform their work, while refraining from counterproductive actions. Counterproductive actions include behaviors such as theft; safety and procedure violations; revealing confidential information or falsifying records; arguing with customers, clients and staff; and tardiness, absenteeism and job abandonment (Gruys, as cited in Sackett, 2002). There are many commercially available integrity tests, and they are often classified as either overt or personality based (Sackett, Burris, & Callahan, 1989). Overt integrity tests (also known as clear-purpose tests) are designed to directly assess attitudes regarding dishonest …
Growing Dynamisms' Of Business And Technology/ Global Perspective, Saravanan K., N. Muthu Ph.D
Growing Dynamisms' Of Business And Technology/ Global Perspective, Saravanan K., N. Muthu Ph.D
International Review of Business and Economics
Technology is the essence of change in business and society. In this paper we can learn about technology, its characteristics, its historical phases and how innovation is fuelled today. Technological advances in the modern world have created new business opportunities. Leverage advanced tools to rise above the competition. Technology has revolutionized the way companies conduct business by enabling small businesses to level the playing field with larger organizations. Businesses nowadays, whether it is big or small, also rely on the help of technology.Mostcompaniesdepends their daily operations on the use of technological innovation such as computers, internet connection, printers, applications, and …
Principales Factores Que Inciden En El Desarrollo Empresarial De Las Mipymes Del Sector Calzado, En La Localidad Antonio Nariño En La Ciudad De Bogotá, Luis Alejandro Álvarez Moncada, Javier Felipe Giraldo Acosta
Principales Factores Que Inciden En El Desarrollo Empresarial De Las Mipymes Del Sector Calzado, En La Localidad Antonio Nariño En La Ciudad De Bogotá, Luis Alejandro Álvarez Moncada, Javier Felipe Giraldo Acosta
Finanzas y Comercio Internacional
El sector calzado ubicado en la localidad de Antonio Nariño en la ciudad de Bogotá conglomera gran parte de la fabricación y distribución de calzado en el país, por lo cual esta investigación tiene como objetivo identificar los principales factores que inciden en el desarrollo empresarial de las pymes de la localidad de Antonio Nariño de la ciudad de Bogotá. Este documento analiza las principales problemáticas que afectan el sector calzado en la localidad Antonio Nariño, esto se hace mediante la indagación a expertos y encuestas estructuradas a microempresarios, para hallar los factores que están afectando las pymes Este análisis …