Shalin Gor

Shalin Gor is a Consultant at the Good Business Lab (GBL), where he advises on marketing strategy, digital engagement, and creative storytelling as part of GBL’s mission to make research accessible. Prior to GBL, he worked as a Management Consultant in London, with a focus on finance and digital transformations. He is a Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Certified Business Accountant and holds a B.Sc. in biochemistry from Newcastle University.

श्रम-प्रधान उद्योगों में श्रमिकों की अनुपस्थिति का सामना करना
श्रम-प्रधान उद्योगों में श्रमिकों की अनुपस्थिति फर्मों की उत्पादकता में हानि का कारण बनती है, जिसके चलते श्रमिकों के लिए उत्पादकता-आधारित प्रोत्साहन की संभावना कम होती है। कर्नाटक में किये गए एक अध्ययन के आधार पर, यह लेख इस बात की जाँच करता है कि अपनी लाइनों पर श्रमिकों की विशेष रूप से कम उपस्थिति का सामना करते समय फैक्ट्री लाइन-मैनेजर किस प्रकार से आपस में श्रमिकों का अदल-बदल करते हैं, और यह लेख लाइनों में अपने श्रमिकों की तैनाती में सुधार करने पर फर्मों को मिलने वाले वित्तीय लाभों का अनुमान भी लगाता है।

Dealing with worker absenteeism in labour-intensive industries
Worker absenteeism in labour-intensive industries causes productivity losses for firms, and reduced potential for productivity-based incentives for workers. Based on a study in Karnataka, this article investigates how factory line-managers trade workers amongst themselves when facing particularly low attendance on their lines, and estimates the financial gains that firms can make when they improve the distribution of workers across lines.

No line left behind: How firms match workers and managers
Various studies consistently affirm the importance of strong worker-manager dynamics in driving productivity. Based on analysis of worker-level productivity data, information on orders, and interviews with managers of a large garment manufacturing firm in India, this article suggests that when it comes to labour-allocation decisions, productivity sometimes takes a back seat to managing complex relationships with buyers, who can take their business to the factory down the road.
