Knowledge sharing, visibility improvement and productivity growth: Evidence from agro-industry manufacturing firm

Abstract

During the last five years, agro-industry has become national largest workforce absorption sector, in which 38.3 million to 48.5 million people work in this area. However, in average, the productivity level of workforce in agro-industry sector is considered to be the most alarming. This study aims to uncover the best practice on how to enhance the productivity growth within a leading Indonesian agro-industry manufacturing firm. Survey to 46 respondents confirms that knowledge sharing practice and visibility improvement have proven to be significantly positive to affecting the productivity growth within the firm.