PERSPECTIVES ON LABOR POLYSEMY: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS AND STUDY POSSIBILITIES/PERSPECTIVAS ACERCA DA POLISSEMIA DO TRABALHO: FUNDAMENTOS TEORICOS E POSSIBILIDADES DE ESTUDO

• Published in: Revista de administração Mackenzie 2018-09, Vol.19 (5)
• Main Authors: Colomby, Renato K, Da Costa, Silvia G
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Subjects: Social change
• ISSN: 1518-6776
• DOI: 10.1590/1678-6971/eRAMG180082

Purpose: To understand the meaning and meaningfulness of work under different points of view and support the researchers of the subject to reflect on which lens(es) are formulating their research. Originality/value: The main contribution of the article is in the synthesis and registration of ten categories of analysis of the multiple and possible meaning and meaningfulness of the work, either in isolation or in their connections. This article is in itself a theoretical proposition cooperates for the extension of the literature and is original when indicating ten complementary perspectives for the object of study: physiological, cultural, religious, spiritual, ideological, economic, political, legal, psychological and social. Design/methodology/approach: This article has a qualitative approach and has as a method a literature review of the narrative type and is based on more than 80 national and international references. Findings: When analyzed in an integrated way, these perspectives expand the possibilities of contextualization and future researches in the field of the mentioned subject. Finally, it is defended that there is still a long way in the problematization of this phenomenon so central in the life of the individuals and for the society, mainly in what concerns the current context of multiple crises and intense social transformations. KEYWORDS Work. Meaningfulness of work. Meaning of work. Perspectives on work. Polysemy of Work. Objetivo: Compreender os sentidos e significados do trabalho sob diferentes olhares e apoiar os pesquisadores do tema a refletirem sobre qual(is) lente(s) estao formulando suas pesquisas. Originalidade/relevancia: A principal contribuicao do artigo se encontra na sintese e registro de dez categorias de analise dos multiplos e possiveis sentidos e significados do trabalho, seja de forma isolada, seja em suas conexoes. Este artigo e em si uma proposicao teorica, coopera para a extensao da literatura e e original ao indicar dez perspectivas complementares para o objeto de estudo: fisiologica, cultural, religiosa, espiritual, ideologica, economica, politica, legal, psicologica e social. Principais aspectos metodologicos: Este artigo tem uma abordagem qualitativa, tem como metodo uma revisao da literatura do tipo narrativa e apoia-se em mais de 80 referencias nacionais e internacionais. Sintese dos principais resultados: Ao serem analisadas de maneira integrada, essas perspectivas ampliam as possibilidades de contextualizacao e