Measuring labour productivity through labour requirement approach: the Malaysian experience
The present paper measures labour productivity by estimating direct and indirect labour requirements per unit of output. Labour requirements are estimated by using an input-output technique. The paper uses two input-output tables for two different periods to ensure the results are more consistent....
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| description | The present paper measures labour productivity by estimating direct and indirect labour requirements per
unit of output. Labour requirements are estimated by using an input-output technique. The paper uses two
input-output tables for two different periods to ensure the results are more consistent. The results of the study were then tested by comparing them with the ordinary measures of labour productivity such as value added per labour; salaries and wages per labour and output per labour. It is interesting to note that although for the whole economy direct labour requirement appears to be the consistent measure of labour productivity, for some sectors of the economy indirect labour requirement is also important. |
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| spelling | upm-31652015-09-09T08:14:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3165/ Measuring labour productivity through labour requirement approach: the Malaysian experience Abdul Rashid, Zakariah Chan, Khai Yew The present paper measures labour productivity by estimating direct and indirect labour requirements per unit of output. Labour requirements are estimated by using an input-output technique. The paper uses two input-output tables for two different periods to ensure the results are more consistent. The results of the study were then tested by comparing them with the ordinary measures of labour productivity such as value added per labour; salaries and wages per labour and output per labour. It is interesting to note that although for the whole economy direct labour requirement appears to be the consistent measure of labour productivity, for some sectors of the economy indirect labour requirement is also important. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1997-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3165/1/Measuring_Labour_Productivity_through_Labour_Requirement.pdf Abdul Rashid, Zakariah and Chan, Khai Yew (1997) Measuring labour productivity through labour requirement approach: the Malaysian experience. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 5 (2). pp. 139-144. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/view_archives.php?journal=JSSH-5-2-9 |
| spellingShingle | Abdul Rashid, Zakariah Chan, Khai Yew Measuring labour productivity through labour requirement approach: the Malaysian experience |
| title | Measuring labour productivity through labour requirement approach: the Malaysian experience |
| title_full | Measuring labour productivity through labour requirement approach: the Malaysian experience |
| title_fullStr | Measuring labour productivity through labour requirement approach: the Malaysian experience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring labour productivity through labour requirement approach: the Malaysian experience |
| title_short | Measuring labour productivity through labour requirement approach: the Malaysian experience |
| title_sort | measuring labour productivity through labour requirement approach: the malaysian experience |
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