Work Study Volume 38 Issue 11

Abstract

Productivity in the UK has been improving over the last few years. A couple of small cheers are in order. However, much of the improvement has had little to do with the efforts of work study practitioners — it has been due more to the changes in government policy and changes in attitude of senior managers. Organisations have been slimmed down and made leaner and fitter. This applies across all industries and across the public/private sector divide. However, the changes we have seen have been largely one‐off exercises. If improvements are going to continue, we now need the systematic analysis and development of activities to be undertaken. But not in the old way!

Citation

(1989), "Work Study Volume 38 Issue 11", Work Study, Vol. 38 No. 11, pp. 3-52. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb048486