Knowledge worker productivity

Knowledge Worker Productivity Evaluation Model in Industry

The present study has been conducted qualitatively with an exploratory approach and using thematic analysis. The statistical population of the research is experts in the field of human resource management and productivity and the statistical sample is 16 experts in this field who have been introduced and interviewed by purposeful judgment and snowball method. Kappa intra-subject coefficient was...

Productivity in Knowledge Worker Teams

The use of Information and Communication Technologies in work processes has not brought the expected productivity improvement. Some studies even suggest that the always-on model decreases productivity. This article proposes work teams as a new unit for knowledge worker productivity analysis in organizations. Organizations’ ability to adopt new analysis measures is analyzed in three case studies.

Knowledge Work: Knowledge Worker Productivity, Collaboration and User Support

It comprises seven articles focussing on various aspects of knowledge work, namely knowledge worker productivity, collaboration and user support. The first two papers address the aspect of knowledge worker productivity. The first paper is mainly concerned with the measurement of knowledge worker productivity as regards experts in specific professional domains. The results of an empirical study ...

Worker Democracy and Worker Productivity

A major source of oppression in industrial and post-industrial society is the restrictive and highly authoritarian nature of the workplace. One response is to democratize the workplace by increasing the participation of workers in making decisions and in choosing and evaluating managers as well as sharing in the ownership of the firm. These are not new ideas, and there are many examples of orga...

Creating Competitive Advantage Through Knowledge Worker Productivity Gains