noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ high , low
▪ enhanced , greater , improved , increased , maximum
▪ improving , increasing , rising
▪ decreased , lost , reduced
▪
The strike took a heavy toll in lost ~.
▪
It cost the company $25 million in reduced ~.
▪ agricultural , economic , industrial , manufacturing
▪ employee , labour/labor , personal , worker
▪ overall
… OF PRODUCTIVITY
▪ level
▪
Farmers are struggling to maintain a level of ~ that generates an acceptable income.
VERB + PRODUCTIVITY
▪ boost , enhance , improve , increase , raise
▪ maximize
▪ decrease , reduce
▪ lose
▪
Organizations today just can't afford to lose ~.
▪ maintain
▪
the key strategies for maintaining the ~ of American workers
▪ affect
▪
the mechanisms through which investment in information technology affects ~ and growth
▪ measure
▪
Few employers measure employee ~.
PRODUCTIVITY + VERB
▪ go up , grow , improve , increase , rise , soar
▪
Productivity is growing at a very healthy rate.
▪ slow , slow down
▪ decline , decrease , drop , fall , go down
PRODUCTIVITY + NOUN
▪ level
▪ boom ( AmE ), enhancement ( AmE ), gains , growth , improvement , increase
PHRASES
▪ a decline in ~ , a reduction in ~
▪ a gain in ~ , an improvement in ~ , an increase in ~
▪ growth in ~
▪
Wage increases outpaced growth in ~.