Unpacking the productivity puzzle

IES, as part of a research consortium, was commissioned by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills to prepare a series of strategic labour market intelligence reports on the challenges and opportunities for increasing productivity in four sectors and two cross-cutting themes.

The Institute for Employment Studies, SQW economic development consultancy, the Warwick Institute for Employment Research and Cambridge Econometrics examined the creative, retail, manufacturing and food manufacturing sectors, plus digitisation and leadership and management as cross-sector issues for concern.

The consortium has now published a set of reports on these topics, which unpack the characteristics of productivity for each sector, outlining the major challenges, looking to the future, identifying priorities for change and how employers and government can help. 

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The future of productivity in food and drink manufacturingThe future of productivity in food and drink manufacturing

Hogarth T, Kispeter E (2016), Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick

 

 

The future of productivity in manufacturingThe future of productivity in manufacturing

Green A, Hogarth T, Kispeter E, Owen D (2016), Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick

 

 

The relationship between UK management and leadership and productivityThe relationship between UK management and leadership and productivity

Tamkin P (2016), Institute for Employment Studies

 

 

Productivity in the retail sector: Challenges and opportunitiesProductivity in the retail sector: Challenges and opportunities

Cox A, Hay G, Hogarth T, Brown G (2016), Institute for Employment Studies

 

 

Understanding the future of productivity in the creative industriesUnderstanding the future of productivity in the creative industries

Brighton R, Gibbon C, Brown S (2016), SQW

 

 

State of digitisation in UK businessState of digitisation in UK business

Mack-Smith D, Lewis J, Bradshaw M (2016), SQW