On the surface at least, the Lean and Mean movement was an attempt to check the waste and redundancy that is the unfortunate hallmark of many an organization. But it misses the mark where it equates low head count with high productivity... ... read the 467 words that used to be in this web article by buying...
...Chapter 1 Excerpt: 'Corporate Size and Productivity'
Companies have always sought the biggest bang for their buck. The two questions which have become central to this issue in recent years are: 1) How do companies become more productive?; and 2) What should companies do with new efficiencies once they are found? The ways in which companies answer these two questions will go a long way toward deciding how competitive they will be in the new millennium.