Espirales. Revista multidisciplinaria de investigación científca, Vol. 4, No. 35 Octubre-diciembre 2020. e-ISSN 2550-6862. págs 16-33 DOI: 10.31876/er.v4i35.756 16 Business management: a look from productivity and competitiveness Gestión empresarial: una mirada desde la productividad y la competitividad Girard D. Vernaza Arroyo * , Joselin Germania Chamorro Quiñonez ** Recibido: 23 de julio de 2019. Aprobado: 09 de mayo de 2020. Cite this: Vernaza, G.D. & Chamorro, J.G. (2020). Business management: a look from productivity and competitiveness. Espirales. Revista Multidisciplinaria de investigación científca, 4(35), 16-33. Abstract The objective of this article is to describe business management by questioning the theoretical foundations on is defned and the implications that productivity and competitiveness have had on it. The methodology used is descriptive-documentary type. The results show that from the administrative sciences there are strategic plans for the prescription of the decision and the action that induce to redefne the power relations between management and clients, where productivity and competitiveness depend on relations with the market. Key words: Management, business management, productivity, competitiveness. * PhD in Legal Studies. Universidad Técnica Luis Vargas Torres, Esmeraldas, Ecuador. E-mail: girard.vernaza@utelvt.edu.ec. ORCID: 0000-0001-8591-6154. Google Scholar ** Commercial Engineer. Universidad Técnica Luis Vargas Torres, Esmeraldas, Ecuador. E-mail: joshelin.chamorro.quinonez@utelvt.edu.ec. ORCID: 0000-0001-9015-035X. Google Scholar