Publication Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
8-2012
Abstract
With economic uncertainty prevailing in recent years, Singapore is being confronted with the challenges of managing growing aging population, acute land and labour constraints and rising business operating costs. If left unchecked, these challenges may threaten Singapore’s economic well-being and consequently its status as a global and financial hub. To address these challenges, many believe productivity-driven growth can deliver sustainable and inclusive economic development and improve Singapore’s standard of living over time. The National Productivity and Continuing Education Council (NPCEC), set up to spur Singapore to step up its efforts to boost skills and enterprise productivity, has identified the accountancy sector as one that has the scope for productivity growth and could potentially bring about spill-over productivity effects to other industries (Straits Times, 2012).
Keywords
Accounting, Productivity, government policies, SMEs, small businesses
Discipline
Accounting | Human Resources Management
Research Areas
Accounting Information System
Publication
Accounting and Productivity: Answering the Big Questions
Editor
Suwardy, Themin; Pan, Gary
First Page
123
Last Page
133
ISBN
9789810730949
Publisher
SMU and CPA Australia
City or Country
Singapore
Citation
Pan, Gary. 2012. "Helping Hands." In Accounting and Productivity: Answering the Big Questions, edited by Themin Suwardy and Gary Pan, 123-133. Singapore: SMU and CPA Australia.
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
http://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/documents/accounting-productivity-2012.pdf