<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-id>0120-4645</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cuadernos de Administración (Universidad del Valle)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[cuad.adm.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-4645</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad del Valle]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0120-46452020000100064</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.25100/cdea.v36i66.8465</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Work productivity management in knowledge-intensive service companies: considerations and challenges]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Gestión de la productividad laboral en empresas de servicio intensivas en conocimiento: consideraciones y desafíos]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tapasco-Alzate]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Omar Alberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Giraldo-García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jaime Alberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Osorio-García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[David]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Caldas School of Exact and Natural Sciences Department of Mathematics]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Manizales ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Colombia School of Engineering and Architecture ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Manizales ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Caldas School of Legal and Social Sciences Department of Anthropology and Sociology]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Manizales ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>36</volume>
<numero>66</numero>
<fpage>64</fpage>
<lpage>77</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-46452020000100064&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-46452020000100064&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-46452020000100064&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The purpose of this research is to inquire about the different considerations and perspectives that arise regarding the concept of productivity in the knowledge work context, as well as the main challenges that emerge in knowledge workers&#8217; productivity management. A group of managers and workers from organizations in the knowledge-intensive services sector was interviewed. We resorted to content analysis to process the information, taking borrowing elements extracted from the systematic literature review for coding purposes. The perspectives among the interviewees regarding the concept of productivity diverge, and these differences are connected to the type of company and the role of the interviewee: manager or worker. The challenges reported include time management, complexity, heterogeneity, intangibility and task multiplicity, as well as the challenge for managers to set guidelines to measure and monitor productivity without affecting worker welfare. It becomes necessary to approach the concept of productivity from a holistic perspective, and to implement alternative managerial practices that take into account the nature of the work done, worker satisfaction and the diverse perspectives of stakeholders.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El propósito de la investigación es indagar sobre las distintas consideraciones y perspectivas que surgen con respecto al concepto de productividad en el contexto del trabajo del conocimiento, así como los principales desafíos que emergen para la gestión de la productividad del trabajador del conocimiento. Se entrevista a un grupo de directivos y trabajadores de organizaciones del sector de servicios intensivos en conocimiento. Se acude al análisis de contenido para el tratamiento de la información, tomando para su codificación, elementos conceptuales extraídos de la revisión sistemática de literatura. Se observan divergencias en las perspectivas entre los entrevistados en torno al concepto de productividad, diferencias que muestran relación con el tipo de empresa y el rol del entrevistado, directivo o trabajador. Entre los desafíos reportados se enfatiza en la gestión del tiempo, la complejidad, heterogeneidad, intangibilidad y la multiplicidad de las tareas, y el reto que representa para los directivos establecer directrices para la medición y el seguimiento de la productividad sin afectar el bienestar del trabajador. Se hace necesario asumir el concepto de productividad desde una perspectiva holística, así como implementar prácticas de gestión alternativas, que contemplen la naturaleza de la labor realizada, la satisfacción del trabajador y las diversas perspectivas de los grupos de interés.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Work productivity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Personnel management]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Knowledge intensive services]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Workers]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Productividad laboral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Gestión de personal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Servicios intensivos en conocimiento]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Trabajadores]]></kwd>
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