interfaces of sustainable discourse in the contemporary concept of career

Authors

  • Márcia de Freitas Duarte Doutora em Administração, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getúlio Vargas – EAESP/FGV, Brasil.
  • Diego de Queiroz Machado Doutor em Administração, Universidade de Fortaleza – UNIFOR, Brasil. Professor, Universidade Federal do Ceará – UFC, Brasil
  • André Luis Silva Doutor em Administração, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getúlio Vargas – EAESP/FGV, Brasil. Professor, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getúlio Vargas – EAESP/FGV, Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8081-9598

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/2318-9223.2018v6n1p23

Keywords:

Career, Narrative film, Organizations, Sustainable Discourse

Abstract

This article, theoretical-empirical of qualitative nature, uses the narrative film Up in the Air to illustrate and discuss how people cope and are impacted by the constant questions and decisions about their careers in contemporary life. It also presents the interface of sustainable discourse in the contemporary notion of career. The theoretical basis favors the use of the concepts of late modernity and liquid, coming from sociology, and career, from the perspective of Organizational Studies. We conclude that the relationship between individual and organization became liquid. People are seen as solely responsible for your success or failure and therefore are compelled to take over the management of their careers. This new attitude to career is characterized by questioning the individual about their skills and abilities; how to respond to the organizations' sustainable discourses and values; how to reconcile personal and professional life; and try to survive the impact of a life which is remarkable feeling of anxiety, which appears to be the only certainty in their careers.

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Author Biographies

Márcia de Freitas Duarte, Doutora em Administração, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getúlio Vargas – EAESP/FGV, Brasil.

PhD in Business Administration, School of Business Administration of São Paulo, Fundação Getúlio Vargas - EAESP / FGV, Brazil.

Diego de Queiroz Machado, Doutor em Administração, Universidade de Fortaleza – UNIFOR, Brasil. Professor, Universidade Federal do Ceará – UFC, Brasil

PhD in Administration, University of Fortaleza - UNIFOR, Brazil.
Professor, Federal University of Ceará - UFC, Brazil

André Luis Silva, Doutor em Administração, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getúlio Vargas – EAESP/FGV, Brasil. Professor, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getúlio Vargas – EAESP/FGV, Brasil.

Doctor of Business Administration, School of Business Administration of São Paulo, Fundação Getúlio Vargas - EAESP / FGV, Brazil. Professor, School of Business Administration of São Paulo, Fundação Getúlio Vargas - EAESP / FGV, Brazil.

Published

2018-01-12

How to Cite

Duarte, M. de F., Machado, D. de Q., & Silva, A. L. (2018). interfaces of sustainable discourse in the contemporary concept of career. Organizações E Sustentabilidade, 6(1), 23–43. https://doi.org/10.5433/2318-9223.2018v6n1p23

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