Waco, TX (PRWEB) May 26, 2009 -- Profiles International a global leader in employment evaluation and human resource management assessment tools, recently completed a comprehensive study of employee productivity: America's Most Productive Companies. The study covers nearly 14 million people in 175 industries and over 1600 companies.
"We initiated this study to help us better understand the factors that drive employee productivity within an organization," stated Jim Sirbasku, co-founder and CEO of Profiles International. "What we found was that there are 10 key attributes that contribute to the success of America's most productive companies."
The 10 key attributes can be further categorized into 5 'People Attributes' and 5 'Strategic and Operational Attributes.' They are listed below:
People Attributes
1. Performance-driven culture
2. Effective managers
3. High employee utilization
4. High employee effectiveness
5. Encouragement of innovation
Strategic and Operational Attributes
1. Technological sophistication
2. Financial sophistication
3. Operational sophistication
4. Effective distribution channels
5. Marketing and brand sophistication
Companies were grouped into 175 sub-industry categories to produce a more meaningful analysis. The assumption was that companies competing in the same industry generally go about their business and recognize revenue in a similar manner, while different industries have differing degrees of labor intensity.
The following major industries were included in the study:
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- Automotive
- Business Services
- Chemicals
- Construction & Real Estate
- Consumer Products
- Electronics Manufacturing
- Financial Services
- Healthcare Services
- Industrial Manufacturing
- Insurance
- Media
- Medical & Pharmaceuticals
- Natural Resources
- Software
- Telecommunication Services
- Transportation
- Utilities
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Download the study:
America's Most Productive Companies or go to
AmericasMostProductive.com to discover:
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- Who the most productive companies are in each industry
- Which management practices make them great
- Where your industry's benchmark is
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About Profiles International, Inc.
Profiles International is the world's leader and innovator in selecting and developing high-performance workforces. Profiles International does this through innovative human resource management solutions and a comprehensive suite of employment assessments which help companies worldwide gain a competitive advantage by selecting, hiring, retaining and developing great talent. Profiles International is the preferred choice of many of the largest companies because of the quality of its products and services, and its consistent re-validation of their diverse collection of employment assessments.
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