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IV. ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS
A.
Initial Formation and Functions of Productivity Centers
4.01
The first step taken by European countries in 1948-1950 in initiating a nation-wide
productivity restructuring program was the establishment of a prominent high level Productivity Center or
equivalent agency. The functions of the Center were to: (1) publicize widely as a national priority of the
Productivity Drive, to raise industrial and agricultural production, to increase competitiveness, and to share
productivity gains with industry, labor, and the consumer for the purpose of achieving improved standards of
living;¹⁰ and (2) to provide leadership and coordination of the network of external productivity technical
services provided to support the Productivity Drive.
4.02
The Productivity Centers operated under the policy direction of Councils which usually
included representatives of government, industry, labor, agriculture, and educational and scientific institutions.
Most Centers also expanded the reach of their programs through establishing Regional and Sector Productivity
Centers with parallel operating functions. In 1958, after almost ten years of operational experience, the
conclusions of the OEEC EPA's Productivity Committee underscores the effectiveness of the original program
priorities and structure of the Productivity Centers and their Councils.¹
4.03
The Productivity Centers operated either as a governmental agency or a private entity under
governmental decree and auspices. They were staffed by nationals with diverse industry, agricultural, and
governmental disciplines. The Productivity Centers were thus structured to reflect the interests and needs of
their respective constituencies, national government, industry, labor, agriculture, and educational institutions.
4.04
The Centers operated with comparatively small permanent staffs, averaging 40 and ranging
from over 200 to as few as six persons.¹² The staffs were widely supplemented by part-time employees
seconded by government agencies and private institutions. The staffs included persons with backgrounds in
manufacturing, engineering, agriculture, economics, business and office administration, training, and public
relations.
4.05
The Centers administered all funds allocated to the National Productivity Restructuring
Programs. They were often organized in national and regional divisions to more effectively support both
10/
See L'Association Francoise pour L'Accroissement de la Productivity (AFAP), La Productivité Source
de Bien-Etre, Paris, 1950, AACP, British Section, "Productivity Plans," 1948, and Service de
L'Education de la Confederation Informationale des Syndicates Libre, Productivity Pourquoi?, Paris,
1950.
11/
OEEC, EPA, Productivity Committee Minutes, May 12, 1958, Annex B, Paris.
12/
Among the nations with the largest Productivity Center staffs were France and Japan.
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