Relationship between characteristics of teamwork and productivity in manufacturing enterprises in Latvia

Abstract

There is a consensus that increasing labour productivity is one of the central issues in the management of manufacturing enterprises. For an enterprise leader, this means guiding the introduction of the latest technologies and advanced decision making, as well as finding the most appropriate formula for the use of human resources. The aim of the study is to clarify the relationship of team’s characteristics with labor productivity at manufacturing enterprises in Latvia. 268 managers and employees of 25 manufacturing enterprises were questioned. The results of the study revealed that the increase of labor productivity in manufacturing enterprises is mainly related to the development of an understanding of a common goal and cooperation in the planning and evaluation of work results. Relations of certain characteristics of teamwork with labor productivity was revealed, considering the size of the enterprise, the scale of the market, its purposeful focus on increasing the labor productivity and reliance on the human or technological factor as the main factor in promoting labor productivity.