Parliamentary Search

Written question asked by Earl of Dundee (Conservative) on Thursday, 30 March 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 April 2017. It was answered by Lord Prior of Brampton (Conservative) on Friday, 7 April 2017 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Productivity

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the beneficial effects of good leadership and psychological wellbeing upon productivity and output in the national economy.

Answer

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills published a number of reports on Gov.uk, which complement the broader academic literature on this subject. These reports can be found on GOV.UK.

Firstly, the report “Leadership and Management in the UK - the Key to Sustainable Growth” was published in 2012. This summarised the key evidence and set out the benefits of business investment in leadership and management skills.

The research report “Does Worker Wellbeing Affect Workplace Performance?” was published in October 2014. The analysis suggested that well-being is also positively associated with workplace financial performance, labour productivity and the quality of output or service.

Most recently, the research report, “Leadership and management skills in small and medium-sized businesses” was published in 2015. The research suggested that entrepreneurship skills and leadership skills were most consistently and strongly associated with good management practice and performance of small and medium-sized enterprises.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL6492
Session
2016-17
Attachment
Does worker wellbeing affect workplace performance; Leadership & management skills development report; Leadership and management skills in SMEs
Subjects
Mental health Productivity Leadership
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk