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Benefits April 25, 2003
Iraq War Is Not Affecting Productivity
April 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most human
resource professionals (72%) find distractions caused by the
war in Iraq have no effect on office productivity.
Reported by Eric Hazard
Only 24% said the military action had any negative impact on office productivity, while a tiny minority (3%) actually reported an increase in productivity. The latest figures come following the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) recently asking, “How is the war affecting productivity in your organization?”
Overall, 289 responses came in, with those polled revealing the war’s effect on productivity:
- 72% “no effect on productivity
- 22% “somewhat decreasing productivity”
- 3% “somewhat increasing productivity”
- 2% “greatly decreasing productivity”
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