Three new direct-service staff participated in a program that used a video model to train target skills needed to conduct a discrete-trial session. Percentage accuracy in completing a discrete-trial teaching session was evaluated using a multiple baseline design across participants. During baseline, performances ranged from a mean of 12% to 63% accuracy. During video modeling, there was an imme...

This paper explores how changes in monetary staff incentive contracts affect the productivity of credit officers within microfinance institutions. The study uses a unique data set from five microfinance institutions that includes productivity data at the credit officer level for several months before and after a change in the incentive schemes. In each of the institutions, the monetary incentiv...

A career ladder program is a formal management tool used not only by managers looking to recognize and retain employees, but also by employees seeking growth opportunities. A career ladder program involves careful development, frequent and effective communication during implementation, and activities focused on measuring program effectiveness. Career ladders are a way to increase productivity a...

In this paper we introduce the core results of the project on visualisation and analysis of data collected from the vertical transport facilities. The aim of the project was to provide better user experience as well as to help building maintenance staff to increase productivity of their work. We elaborated a web-based system for vertical transportation, to cover the needs of (1) staff working o...

According to the growing trend of IT-based systems, implementation of computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) in Iran’s power industry can dramatically help in optimized management of maintenance activities, and thereby, reducing equipment failures, increasing reliability, increasing product stability and, above all, increasing efficiency and productivity of the employees of this indu...

This study proposes a conceptual model for examining the formation of perceived job productivity and its antecedents. In the model, leader–member exchange and job satisfaction both directly and indirectly influence perceived job productivity, with the latter effect occurring through the mediation of organizational commitment. Gender moderates each model path. The moderating effects are simultan...

abstract purpose: this research aimed to investigate the relationship between organizational spirituality and productivity of librarians and library staff in libraries of shiraz university and also determining the influential and the most predictive indicator to improve employee productivity. methodology: to collect data two questionnaires were used; the first one measured the persons spiritual...

introduction: human resources development is one of the most important components of any organization and detecting important factors influencing human resources management plays an essential role in the success of the firms. in this study, we investigated different factors influencing human resources productivity of shiraz university of medical sciences staff. method: the present research was ...

The literature on marketing productivity shows the absence of a measurement of the commonly accepted term, especially in the case of quantitative measures and in the measurement of the influence of marketing assets on company issues. This paper proposes a Theoretical Model of Marketing Productivity (TMMP), useful as a base to measure marketing productivity in services. The model is validated in...