Agribusinesses face challenges such as competition and increasing costs. Smart technologies such as robots, sensors, and ICT contribute to efficient food processing and maintaining quality throughout supply chains. Food manufacturing and transportation can be continuously monitored by sensors and ICT to determine quality and safety. Smart technologies also contribute to reducing food waste by ensuring […]
The ADB reported in 2020 that the aging of the farming population was a major concern in both developed and developing APO members including the ROC, India, Indonesia, Japan, the ROK, and the Philippines. The aging of farmers is a significant concern with several serious implications such as labor shortages, lower productivity, rural depopulation, and […]
Business models can be simply plans to make money, what a company will and will not do, how to meet market and customer needs, utilize technology, and analyze a company’s strengths and weaknesses. Good business models give a competitive advantage in the market. Productivity plays a vital role in successful startups, which must make the […]
According to reports by McKinsey and CISCO published in 2021 and 2022, damage from cyberattacks will reach approximately USD10.5 trillion per year by 2025, a 300% rise from 2015. Forty-three percent of cyberattacks target small organizations, while 47% of small enterprises are not prepared. It is thus clear that CS is a major concern for […]
The service sector is already a significant driver of economic output, growth, and employment in many APO member economies, although there is still plenty of room for improvement because repetitive, face-to-face service operations are especially vulnerable to replacement by AI. Boosting service-sector productivity requires addressing a wide range of policy distortions and investments in human […]
Innovation is regarded as a major determinant of long-term economic growth and productivity improvement. Besides the R&D efforts of corporations and research and educational institutes, innovation driven by entrepreneurs and startups is considered closer to market demand and customer needs and thus crucial for technological and economic development. The benefits of innovation and entrepreneurship are […]
The management of ideas and knowledge is crucial for innovation as well as productivity. Knowledge is perceived as a key factor of production. Knowledge management (KM) is a discipline focused on ways that organizations create and use knowledge. Implementation of KM initiatives is to enhance individual, team, and organizational capability in delivering the services and […]
In the postpandemic era and with other ongoing changes, public-sector officials must broaden their skills, strengthen management systems, and enhance performance by supporting new productivity initiatives. Strong leadership is an essential component to solve the problems and challenges faced by the public-sector organization, as well as its complexity (Lyndsay, C. University of Strathclyde, 2020). Over […]
The APO Vision 2025 emphasizes inclusiveness in the productivity movement. Considering the large populations of young people in APO members, enhancing their awareness and knowledge of productivity enhancement is essential. With job markets becoming more competitive, productivity knowledge and skills will give them a competitive edge. The Development of Productivity Practitioners is an APO flagship […]
No management approach can be a panacea for all business problems. In other words, for every management approach, there exists a set of conditions under which the approach would work effectively. On the other hand, if a management approach is effective under certain conditions, there is potential for its effectiveness to be generalized beyond the […]
Innovation plays a central role in boosting productivity. In this P-Talk, Associate Dean of Global Engagement Dr. Robyn Klingler-Vidra, King’s College London, UK shares research results from a global study that seeks to operationalize startup-centric innovation policy into key attributes to provide policymakers with actionable insights into the language and parameters to use when designing […]