Efficiency

Labor productivity, a measure of how efficient workers are, hasn’t been improving in recent years. That has caused worry among economists, because worker productivity has a big impact on economic growth. Well, times may be a-changing. The McKinsey Global Institute is out with a new report that says this era of low productivity growth might […]

The average American sleeps an hour and a half less per night than she used to -- and that's costing employers $63 billion a year.

A Senate committee on governmental affairs looks at 380 ways “to make Washington more efficient.” What’s likely to be the fate of this cost-cutting initiative?

The Internet is powered by vast banks of computers which chew up energy. That's a big cost for the people who run these servers -- and the earth, depending on how all the electricity is generated.

Social media and smartphones are fueling a "sharing economy," where freedom from possession trumps ownership.

I recently got back from an international vacation. I don't usually read in-flight magazines, but I spied a headline while my neighbor perused his...

It looks like it's not just a buyer's market for automobiles, but for corporate jets....

The economy is in bad shape, and green businesses will definitely feel it in the months ahead. But firms that deliver great products at competitive...