It can also refer to the designed change to produce positive changes in the measured productivity. The term also refers to the change in productivity that had resulted from such design change. Resistance Historically, productivity measurement systems are almost always not welcome to managers and workers alike. Getting your table clean is one gauge you are productive. Try to finish all the papers-to-do. Set aside or put out all unnecessary things like photo frames, figurines, books, or small ornaments. Such things could only accumulate clutter, which in turn could hamper your free and fast movement in your own work place. Managers want to compare with their competitors and assess the possible scope on productivity improvement. Efficiency gathers this productivity factor into account and compares it to some known potential. Good examples of efficiency measures are the traditional labor productivity measures of standard hours compared to productive hours. Triplett did not comment much on the change of multifactor productivity because of KLEMS. He did mention though that the guy who did the suggestion is an S in KLEMS. If the man was a consultant and was paid for it, it will show up as an S in the equation and would show no increase in the multifactor productivity output. Instead of simply summing up the hours, estimates use weights that are equal to marginal products. Total factor productivity Also known as the Solow residual (in honor of Nobel laureate Robert Solow), total factor productivity represents the ability to produce more output from the same input. However, it is often seen as a measure of technological change. Regarding the motivation of fear, it did not take long for the working environment to become highly negative. Negativity in the office tends to decrease productivity. Some businesses have seen more employees spending more time at the proverbial water cooler. They are griping about the fact that they do not have enough money because of the present cutbacks.