In other words, paper trails and e-mail transmissions are less important than the information they contain and may not be indicative of the quality of work being accomplished. We are left with the challenge of formulating good indirect measures. Possibilities include self evaluations of productivity, correlations of health and comfort effects with productivity, and direct measurements of physical or mental component skills which are important to productivity. Additional research in each of these areas, combined with information on medical cost, absenteeism and turnover rates, could produce a body of knowledge useful to both private decision-making and the development of public policy.
Productivity is crucial to survival in the global marketplace.
In terms of the building's role, a number of areas directly or indirectly impact work performance. Springer has also been an ergonomics consultant for the past 20 years. Generally, there's a 10 to 15 percent improvement between the common case and the best case. You need to stay in shape to do computer work. In fact, some companies even have physical therapists on site to work with people.