Productivity III: Management to the rescue

Despite some earlier analyses suggesting the contrary, management and labor have demonstrated time and again the validity of the old adage that where there is a will, there is a way - in this case, to increase productivity. Behind the various strategies described in this section is the recognition that technological innovation, if it is to be completely successful, must be nurtured and protected as it evolves through several stages. Hurdles will appear at the point of conception, through development, in production, and last, but hardly least, in the marketplace.