How to Boost Productivity: Productivity Management Done Ethically and Effectively

How to Boost Productivity provides a comprehensive view of the phenomenon of productivity in the workplace from the perspectives of industrial psychology, but also from an ethical and biblical point of view. It describes: othe importance of improving the productivity of the workforce of any organization to boost profitability and to alleviate poverty, especially in developing countries; ohow the concept of "productivity" must be understood and how it can be measured; othe role played by abilities--physical health, aptitudes, training, skills, and personality traits--in the productivity of workers; ohow workers can be motivated through good leadership and by providing in their physical, psychological, and spiritual needs; ohow environmental factors can influence productivity and how these factors can be manipulated; and othe steps to be taken when an enterprise plans to boost the productivity of its workforce.

Adelbert Scholtz is a retired minister of religion and practicing psychologist with doctorates in the history of Christianity and psychology. He is the author of various books on (church) history, practical theology, psychology and science fiction. He lectured part-time at two universities. Between 1978 and 1992, he was a part-time chaplain in the South African Army. He participated on five occasions for shorter periods in the Border War in Northern Namibia and took part in an operation in Angola during 1983. Visit him at www.helderbergpsychologist.co.za.