How do you define the relationship between productivity and competition?

I think competition forces a firm to produce great products or services at a cost that is less than competitors'. Thus a firm needs to reduce its cost and gain a competitive advantage which can be derived from optimizing its value chain. By looking at the activities necessary to produce a good or a service, a firm can find ways to improve such key activities resulting in augmenting its production because the firm would have found ways to reduce cost of producing something. So when a firm augments its production competitors need to follow to protect market share. Competition then stimulates production and the market tends to grow or reach a ceiling which forces expansion (product line or new market) 

Considering productivity & internal competition; if there is a healthy competition amongst employees, high level of productivity is assured but in case unhealthy competition, low level of productivity is likely to be harnessed.Secondly- considering external competition & productivity; high level of competition in the industry will automatically force firms to increase & improve their productivity while low of level competition may bring about redundancy & reluctance of firms to increase & improve upon their productivity. Thanks for the invitation

1. Productivity is a measure of efficiency Efficiency is the amount of output produced compared to the amount of input required in production
2. . Productivity can be improved by producing more outputs from the same inputs Productivity can be improve by reducing the level of inputs for the same outputs
3.  Now it is your turn...... using an example of your own explain how........ Productivity can be improved by producing more outputs from the same inputs Productivity can be improve by reducing the level of inputs for the same outputs
4. Productivity improvements can be made in any area of the operations system.They can be achieved in human and non-human aspects of the system. During the remainder area of this area of study we will examine four areas of operations in which managers use strategies to increase productivity: ■ facilities design and layout ■ materials management ■ the management of quality ■ new technology
5. Being competitive refers to a product or service being as good as or better than others of a comparable nature: a car industry competitive with any in the world. ! For example (of prices) low enough to compare well with those of rival traders: we offer prompt service at competitive rates.
6. Areas of operational competitiveness Competing on cost Competing on quality Competing on speed of delivery
7.  Exit Question Define the term productivity Suggested solution Definition of productivity should refer to its being: • the relationship between inputs and outputs. • a measure of how efficient the organisation is in turning inputs such as raw materials, employee activity, technology etc. into the final product or service the organisation offers for sale. Award 1 mark for full definition. VCAA Assessment Report note: A good student response:
 Productivity is the level of output per unit. It is a direct measure of efficiency. High productivity levels mean that the organisation is getting larger levels of output per level of input.

The higher the productivity with high quality. Will help in the competition.

The higher productivity increased competition

Greetings,Well competition creates productivity.When you are in the market where competition is great you became creative,you want to produce something that can outsmart the other.Thats where productivity emerged.So the competition is the motivator and productivity is the result.

agree with all expert answers above

 

Basically Productivity depends upon the team's motivation and courage towards new ways but it is directly connected with competition also, as companies having great competition grow more fast and produce more productive products because they always think about having something new and better to compete competitor 

competition motivate the company to develop its products, but if the company do not have new inventions , so it must think about a related or about a new product to balance the lost

so due to the competition, productivity must increase or decrease

peace be up on you

Agree on what made by 

Gentlemen Karym and Emmanuel

With all due respect my appreciation 

And thanks for the invitation

When there is a healthy compition exists productivity automatically improves, incentive schemes will boost productivity.