ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES AND PRODUCTIVITY OF MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES IN CAMEROON

Our objective is to evaluate the impact of organizational changes on the productivity of manufacturing enterprises in Cameroon, within the period 1997-2005. We use statistical methods developed by Rubin (1974) and extended by Janod and Saint Martin (2003). Results show that reorganizations within enterprises ameliorate the economic performances of enterprises. Without increasing the factors of production, enterprises who efficiently reorganize their setup see their global and their labour productivity increase, although this positive result is accompanied by an increase in the average cost of labour.