Performance measurement: Does education impact productivity?
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2010
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Performance Improvement Quarterly
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This study investigated the impact of managers’ educational levels on productivity in the commercial poultry industry in Ghana. The level of education of 33 production managers of the poultry farms were factored into a Cobb-Douglas production function with other explanatory variables. The computed percentage change in productivity due to higher educational relative to secondary education was 10%. The interaction terms of basic education, experience and extension visits were positive, and not statically significant. Target management education could increase productivity in the commercial poultry industry. Educated managers have a higher propensity to adopt technology and alternative production mix for effectiveness and efficiency. This study concludes that higher educational level had a positive impact on productivity in the commercial poultry industry and should be harnessed for improved performance in the domestic and global market.
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Poultry Industry, Management Education, Productivity
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Performance Improvement Quarterly 4(22): 81-97