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_d38169
020 _a9781847202697 (hbk.)
041 _aeng.
082 0 4 _a331.118
_bDJE-M
100 1 _aDjellal, Faridah
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aMeasuring and improving productivity in services :
_bissues, strategies and challenges /
_cFaridah Djellal, Faïz Gallouj.
260 _aCheltenham, UK :
_aNorthampton, MA :
_bEdward Elgar,
_c2008.
300 _axiv, 246p.
440 0 _aServices, economy, and innovation
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 219-232) and index.
520 _aThe definition and measurement of productivity in services raises important conceptual, methodological and strategic problems. This book aims to provide a critical review of the main debates on productivity in the domain of services. The first part examines the theoretical consequences of services specificities on the concept of productivity and reviews the attempts to measure it. The second part is devoted to the main determinants of productivity growth and the strategies to increase productivity in service firms and organisations.
546 _aEnglish.
650 0 _aService industries.
650 0 _aIndustrial productivity.
700 1 _aGallouj, Faïz.
_eauthor.
942 _2ddc
_cBK