1.2.15 Productivity and division of labour

• What is the calculation for productivity?

  Total output / number of workers employed
• Division of Labour


  When a process of production is broken down into steps and each worker is allocated to each task
• How is the primary sector affect capital productivity?


  New tech is more existing than old tech

  More employment increases productivity because there is more labour forces
• How is the secondary sector affect capital productivity?


  leveraging technological progress, infrastructure development, skilled labour and efficient resource utilisation
• How is the tertiary sector affect capital productivity?

  Provision of services used to be labour incentive but since there is better tech, it is more productive
• What are the Four factors affecting the prouctivity of Labour

  Training

  Improved Motivation

  Improved working practices

  Migration workers
• How does training affect productivity of labour?

  If workers are trained, it allows the workers to acquire new skills -> improves motivation
• How is the government involved in training labour?

  They invest in the education system
• How are the firms involved in training labour?

  they provide private training
• How does improved motivation affect productivity?

  motivation workers means that they would be more productive
• How do the working practices affect the productivity of labour?

  Because workers may not have to move as much
• How does migration affect the productivity of labour?

  Skilled workers from overseas might be better therefore more likely to be more productive
• What are the five factors affecting the productivity of land?

  Fertilisers and pesticides

  Drainage

  Irrigation

  Reclamation

  Genetically modified crops
• How do fertilisers and pesticides affect the productivity of land?


  Fertilisers are chemicals that improve the plant and raise crop fields, and pesticides kill pests
• How does Drainage affect the productivity of land?

  some areas are unproductive because they are flooded, drainage would improve the flow of water
• How does Irrigation affect the productivity of land?


  Redirecting the water from natural sources to land that needs more water increases productivity
• How does Reclamation affect the productivity of land?

  Creating new land from banks of water can be used to grow crops
• Name three advantages of genetically modified crops

  less likely to be affected by disease

  higher yield

  more appealing
• Name three disadvantages of genetically modified crops

  Genetic engineering is unpredictable

  new proteins are introduced into food chains

  could cause health issues
• What are the four advantages of division of labour for workers?

  Only focused on one task

  Workers with more skills have more employment

  more skilled workers mean they are more likely to get paid

  workers may enjoy to do the job since they would be good at something
• What are the three disadvantages of division of labour for workers?


  Work can become boring because it is repetitive

  Repetitive tasks can lead to health issues

  risk of unemployment
• What are the four advantages of division of labour for a business?


  efficiency is improved

  A greater use of tech

  production is reduced because workers don't need to move

  Th organisation of production becomes easier