L'objectif de cette thèse est de mettre en relation deux éléments caractéristiques des sports collectifs professionnels : la nomadisation croissante des carrières et la stratégie marketing des clubs qui tendent de plus en plus à devenir des marques. D'un point de vue théorique, cette recherche s'appuie, d'une part, sur la stratégie classique de marque et d'image qui, appliquée au club sportif professionnel, permet de définir le concept de « club marque » et, d'autre part, sur le courant des carrières nomades. Grâce au croisement de ces deux dimensions, émerge la question de l'influence de la stratégie de marque des clubs sportifs professionnels sur la volatilité des ressources humaines dans le sport spectacle. Emblématiques de ce dernier, le football et le rugby français constituent le terrain de la recherche. Deux cas sont étudiés : le FC Grenoble Rugby et l'Olympique Lyonnais. En recourant à une méthode qualitative et exploratoire (entretiens semi-directifs, analyse de contenu), les discours des acteurs des deux clubs choisis permettent de débattre des trois propositions de recherche, d'envisager les implications managériales à la fois pour le club et pour le joueur et, enfin, d'élaborer une typologie des joueurs nomades qui favorise l'appréhension du caractère subi ou voulu de la mobilité. / The object of the present thesis is to establish the relationship between two characteristic features of professional collective sports: namely the rise in boundaryless careers and marketing strategies in sports clubs which are increasingly becoming brands. From a theoretical point of view, the research is based on the one hand on traditional brand and image strategy which, when applied to professional sport clubs, outlines the concept of "brand-clubs", and, on the other, on the development of boundaryless careers. At the intersection of these two dimensions comes the question of what influence professional sports club marketing strategy has on the volatility of human resources in entertainment sports. French soccer and rugby, as illustrative examples, constitute the basis for the research through the following two case-studies : "FC Grenoble Rugby" and "Olympique Lyonnais". Applying both qualitative and exploratory methods (semi-directive interviews, content analysis) and drawing on the comments made by actors from both clubs, the three research proposals can be discussed, managerial implications for both club and players explored and a typology of boundaryless players developed in view of assessing the volontary or compulsory character of such mobility.

Le concept de carrière, autrefois considéré comme étant un chemin linéaire au sein d'une même entreprise dont les perspectives d'évolution étaient tenues pour acquis, semble aujourd'hui évoluer vers de nouveaux concepts de carrière. La rhétorique organisationnelle depuis la fin des années 1980 a progressivement évolué a d'un concept d'emploi long terme et permanent vers une nécessité claire de prise de responsabilité individuelle en vue d'assurer sa propre progression et son propre développement de carrière (Bolton & Gold, 1994; Baruch, 2006). En outre, les différences générationnelles et les avancées technologiques ont considérablement modifié l'environnement et le marché du travail, facilitant ainsi les échanges au-delà des frontières géographiques et introduisant la nécessité de gérer les différences culturelles (Crepeau et al., 2006). Nous analysons deux concepts de carrière afin de comprendre la vision contemporaine de carrière : en premier lieu, nous avons utilisé la théorie d'ancres de carrière développée par Schein (1978) qui a donné lieu à une compréhension plus large des différences individuelles ainsi que de la culture organisationnelle selon une perspective interdisciplinaire. Schein a défendu le point de vue que l'individu développe un « concept de soi » associé à sa carrière, qui devient une ancre stabilisant et influençant ses décisions liées à sa carrière. Dans une nouvelle conceptualisation de cette analyse, Feldman & Bolino (1996) défendent le point de vue que les ancres de carrière ont des associations les unes avec les autres. Ils proposent un modèle de compatibilité ou d'opposition basé sur le concept des huit ancres de carrière de Schein / Careers that were once conceptualized as life-long linear paths with frequent upward mobility within one organization have increasingly given way to new models of how careers unfold. The organizational rhetoric since the late 1980's has progressively changed from offering long-term and life-long employment, to clear messages concerning the imperative of individual career responsibility for one's progression and development (Bolton & Gold, 1994; Baruch, 2006). In addition, generational differences and technological advances have greatly changed the face of the work place, easily allowing the crossing of borders and the necessity to deal with cultural differences (Crepeau et. al., 2006). To understand how contemporary workers navigate in their careers, we mobilized two main career concepts. First, we used the theory of career anchors developed Schein (1978), which gave rise to wider understanding of both individual differences and organizational culture from an interdisciplinary perspective. Schein postulated that individuals develop a career “self-concept” which becomes an “anchor”, stabilizing and directing individual career decision-making. A re-conceptualization of his work by Feldman & Bolino (1996) postulated that career anchors could be associated with each other, proposing a model of compatibility or opposition in the relationships between the eight career anchors of Schein. Second, we used the boundaryless career concept, which suggested a change from the traditional career ideal of one single employer for the entirety of one's professional life (Arthur & Rousseau, 1996; Sullivan & Arthur, 2006)

Titel: “Jag hinner aldrig igenom min ‘to do’-lista” Undertitel: En dagboksstudie om hur heltidsanställda med flexibelt arbete använder sin tid Författare: Cecilia Bergqvist och Larglinda Sopaj Handledare: Jean-Charles Languilaire Nivå: Kandidatuppsats inom företagsekonomi, vårterminen 2019 (15 hp) Nyckelord: flextid, flexibelt arbete, övertid, work-life conflict, gränslöst arbete, time, time management Forskningsfråga: Hur använder heltidsanställda med flexibelt arbete sin tid? Syfte: Att beskriva hur heltidsanställda med flexibelt arbete använder sin tid. Metod: Studien bygger på ett praktiskt problem med begränsad tidigare forskning om ämnet. Därför tillämpades ett induktivt tillvägagångssätt för att svara på studiens syfte. Forskarnas vetenskapliga förhållningssätt är hermeneutiskt. Empiriska data samlades in genom kvalitativa och kvantitativa frågor och analyserades därefter på ett kvalitativt sätt som en tematisk analys. Empirisk insamling: Empiriska data samlades in genom en dagbok på 5-arbetsdagar, rapporterad av 15 deltagare. För att delta i dagbokstudien krävdes att individen uppfyllde två kriterier, att: 1) vara heltidsanställda och 2) ha flexibla arbetstider. Dagboken innehöll både kvalitativa och kvantitativa frågor. Resultat och slutsats: Eftersom resultatet visar på att 73,3% av deltagarna arbetade övertid, är det då rimligt att dra slutsatsen att flexibelt arbete kan leda till att individer arbetar övertid. På grund av att deltagarna arbetade övertid påverkades deltagarnas fritid ofta negativt. Många av deltagarna hade konflikter mellan arbetsrollen och privatrollen, vilket resulterade i att dessa roller var inkompatibla. Konflikterna visades ofta genom att deltagarna avbokade eller bortprioriterade fysiska aktiviteter på grund av övertid. Resultatet visade på att anställda hade god time management och använde sin tid effektivt, men obalans mellan inflöde och utflöde av arbetsuppgifter resulterade i att anställda ofta kände att de inte hann klart med sina arbetsuppgifter. Resultaten visade även ett svagt positivt samband mellan nöjdhet över dagens arbetsinsats och påverkat välmående. Deltagarna som hade barn som bodde hemma brukade ofta ha ett mer strukturerade arbetsrutiner, medan individer som inte var föräldrar eller barnen hade flyttat hemifrån, brukade ofta ha mindre strukturerade arbetsrutiner. / Title: “I never have enough time to finish my to-do list” Subtitle: A diary study showing how full-time employees with flexible working hours use their time. Authors: Cecilia Bergqvist and Larglinda Sopaj Advisor: Jean-Charles Languilaire Level: Bachelor thesis in Business Administration, Spring 2019 (15 credits) Keywords: flextime, flexible work, overtime, work-life conflict, boundaryless work, time, time management Question: How do full-time employees with flexible working hours use their time? Purpose: Describe how full-time employees with flexible working hours use their time. Method: The study is based on a practical problem with limited previous studies on the matter. Therefore, an inductive approach was implemented to answer the purpose of the study and the researchers’ scientific approach to data is hermeneutic. Empirical data was collected through qualitative and quantitative questions, and thereafter analyzed in a qualitative manner as a thematic analysis. Empirical framework: Empirical data was collected by a 5-workday diary reported by 15 participants. To participate in the diary study, an individual had to meet two criteria: (1) they must be full-time employee and (2) must have flexible working hours. The diary included both qualitative and quantitative-based questions. Results and conclusion: Since the results show that 73.3% of participants were working overtime, it is reasonable to conclude that flexible working hours can lead to individuals working overtime. Furthermore, due to the overtime, participants’ spare time was often affected negatively. Indeed, many participants had work-life conflicts, where the work-life and the private life were incompatible. This phenomenon is evident through reported cancelled or rebooked physical training due to extended working hours. Additionally, participants who had minor children usually had a more coherent and predictable working schedule. On the other hand, individuals who were not parents of minor children had less coherent and less predictable working schedule. The results from the study also showed that the participants had good time management and used their time effectively, but the consistent imbalance between ingoing work tasks and outgoing work tasks resulted in participants often felt like they never finished their task assignments. The results also showed a slight positive correlation between satisfaction over the work effort of the day and the impact on well-being

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T16:44:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Felipe Mortara.pdf: 1577312 bytes, checksum: a45214fcca0b1b655553c191377c93ca (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-19 / This research project identified relationships between career anchors and the activities of journalists that work in a large printing media company in Brazil. Through the analysis of a case study with 56 journalists from Grupo Estado editorial office, the survey focused on how the journalists perform and adapt their careers in an increasingly transforming scenario, under the influence of new technologies and media convergence. Life style and autonomy and independence were the prevalent carrer anchors found among editors and reporters. It was observed that not only reporters with this profile have better chances to become editors but the latter will have preference for hiring reporters with similar career anchors. Also, at least within this case study, to verify elements that include journalists within boundaryless and protean careers were observed / Nesta pesquisa foram identificadas relações entre as âncoras de carreira e as atividades dos jornalistas que atuam dentro de uma grande empresa de comunicação impressa. Por meio de pesquisa descritiva de estudo de caso com 56 jornalistas que atuam na redação do Grupo Estado, procurou-se elucidar de que forma o contexto em transformação em que estes jornalistas atuam, sob influência das novas tecnologias e da convergência dos meios, interfere em sua carreira. As âncoras de carreira mais encontradas foram as de estilo de vida e autonomia e independência, sendo esta última com maior incidência tanto em editores como em repórteres. Constatou-se que tanto repórteres com esta âncora têm mais chance de tornarem-se editores quanto que editores têm mais propensão a contratar repórteres com esta âncora. Foi possível também observar elementos que, ao menos dentro deste estudo de caso, incluem os jornalistas dentro das carreiras sem fronteiras e das carreiras proteanas

[pt] O objetivo central desta pesquisa foi compreender a influência dos múltiplos contextos e da agência sobre a construção das carreiras de trabalhadoras das classes populares, especificamente as que atuam em serviços terceirizados de limpeza. A abordagem neobourdieusiana proposta assumiu como ponto de partida e influência central o arcabouço conceitual proposto pelo sociólogo brasileiro Jessé Souza (2012a, 2009, 2012b), cujo intuito declarado foi desvelar o ancoramento institucional das ideias subjacentes à persistente desigualdade social no Brasil. Objetivou-se, igualmente, atender às demandas, recorrentes no âmbito do campo de estudos de carreira, pela realização de pesquisas voltadas às trajetórias ocupacionais de trabalhadores das classes populares (GUEST; STURGES, 2007; THOMAS, 1989; WALTON; MALLON, 2004). A relevância atribuída às influências contextuais sobre as carreiras individuais resultou na aproximação dos contornos teóricos propostos por Bourdieu (1990) com elementos da sociologia psicológica de Bernard Lahire (2002, 2016); com vistas a caminhar para além das cercanias de uma abordagem disposicionalista, optou-se por contemplar a dimensão reflexiva da atividade humana a partir do conceito de conversações internas, introduzido pelo pragmatismo norte-americano e retomado pela socióloga britânica Margareth Archer (2003, 2007). Ao fim e ao cabo, acredita-se que os resultados desta pesquisa apontam para a necessidade de relativização das teses em favor da crescente individualização (BECK, 1997, 2010; GIDDENS, 1997, 2002; DUBAR, 2010) e destradicionalização experimentadas na alta modernidade (GIDDENS, 1991). Contrapõe-se, assim, à tendência dominante de homogeneização, a partir de um processo abstrato de generalização, das condições de possibilidade dos estratos superiores para o conjunto da população (MATTOS, 2006), dissociada de uma análise contextualizada das múltiplas condicionantes sociais e simbólicas. A priorização do foco das novas carreiras, sobretudo as ‘carreiras sem fronteiras’, em trajetórias profissionais em áreas de atividade econômica específicas, com destaque para os setores criativos e intensivos em tecnologia, e sua universalização para toda e qualquer trajetória ocupacional é assumido aqui como um caso concreto desta tendência. Na visão de alguns autores (ROPER; GANESH; INKSON, 2012), essa representação voluntarista de carreira flerta com a ideologia neoliberal, legitimando, assim, a transferência de responsabilidades e riscos do empregador para o empregado. Todavia, a aproximação de casos concretos, a exemplo das histórias de vida das interlocutoras desta pesquisa, é capaz de revelar uma realidade dissonante de tais pressupostos. A abordagem multicontextual e multinível adotada nesta tese permitiu que se verificassem a existência de múltiplas fronteiras interpostas ao longo das narrativas das interlocutoras, segmentadas em múltiplas trajetórias – familiar, social, de lazer, habitacional, educacional, profissional, moral e religiosa. Pôde-se observar a influência exercida pelos múltiplos contextos sobre a construção de um habitus precário, correspondente à posse de baixos volumes de capital familiar, social, cultural e econômico, e a níveis limitados de reflexividade − bounded agency (MACDONALD; MARSH, 2005; SCHOON; PETER; ROSS, 2012) −, com impactos sobre a inserção e o desenvolvimento das carreiras dessas mulheres em posições subalternas no mercado de trabalho. / [en] The main objective of this research is to understand the influence of multiple contexts and the agency about the construction of the working class individuals careers, specifically those working in outsourced cleaning services. The proposed neobourdieusian approach took as a starting point and central influence the conceptual framework proposed by the Brazilian sociologist Jessé Souza (2012a, 2009, 2012b), whose declared intention was to unveil the institutional anchoring of the ideas underlying the persistent social inequality in Brazil. It was also intended to meet the recurrent demands in the field of career studies, for the realization of research focused on the careers of working class individuals (GUEST; STURGES, 2007; THOMAS, 1989; WALTON MALLON, 2004). The relevance attributed to contextual influences on careers resulted in the approximation of the theoretical framework proposed by Bourdieu (1990) with elements of Bernard Lahire s psychological sociology (2002, 2016); in order to go beyond a disposicionalist approach, this research contemplated reflexivity from the concept of internal conversations, introduced by American pragmatism and taken up by British sociologist Margaret Archer (2003, 2007). It is believed that the results of this research point to the need to relativize theses in favor of increasing individualization (BECK, 1997, 2010; GIDDENS, 1997, 2002; DUBAR, 2010) and distraditionalization experienced in high modernity (GIDDENS, 1991). It represents a counterpoint to the dominant trend of homogenizing the conditions of possibility of the upper strata for the whole of the population (MATTOS, 2006), thus, undervaluing the multiple social and symbolic constraints. The prioritization of the focus of the new careers, especially the boundaryless careers, on specific economic sectors, with prominence for the creative and intensive sectors in technology, and the universalization of findings for all occupational trajectories is assumed here as a concrete case of this trend. According to some authors (ROPER; GANESH INKSON, 2012), this voluntarist view of career flirts with neoliberal ideology, thus legitimizing the transfer of employers responsibilities and risks to the employees. However, concrete cases such as the life stories of the respondents in this research reveal a dissonant reality of the assumptions usually portrayed in the research associated with the new careers. The multi-contextual and multilevel approach adopted in this thesis revealed the existence of multiple boundaries interposed throughout the life stories of the respondents, which were segmented in multiple trajectories – family, social, leisure, housing, educational, professional, moral and religious. As a result, it was observed the decisive influence exerted by multiple contexts on the construction of a precarious habitus, corresponding to the possession of low volumes of family, social, cultural and economic capital, and at limited levels of reflexivity − bounded agency (MACDONALD; MARSH, 2005; SCHOON; PETER ROSS, 2012) −, which conditions the insertion and development of these women s careers in subordinated positions in the labor market.

Arbetslivet har genomgått stora förändringar de senaste decennierna, bland annat som en följd av digitaliseringens utveckling. Informations- och kommunikationsteknik (IKT) möjliggör för ett mer gränslöst arbete då varken tid eller rum längre avgränsar mellan arbete och privatliv. Tidigare forskning belyser att det nya sättet att arbeta medför svårigheter att skapa en balans mellan arbete och privatliv. Syftet med föreliggande studie var att bidra med en ökad förståelse för hur rektorer hanterar det gränslösa arbetet och i vilken utsträckning IKT och socialt stöd är relaterat till deras förmåga att hantera det gränslösa arbetet. Materialet har analyserats utifrån Karasek och Theorells (1990) krav, kontroll och stödmodell, Clarks (2000) gränsteori samt relevanta begrepp och tidigare forskning. Nio respondenter deltog i denna kvalitativa studie och resultatet visade att det gränslösa arbetet till största del upplevdes positivt. Samtidigt ställer det högre krav på individen att själv ta ansvar för att hantera balansen mellan arbete och privatliv. IKT har både visats underlätta och försvåra hanteringen av det gränslösa arbetet. Slutligen visar resultatet att socialt stöd inte har en direkt koppling till hur rektorerna hanterar det gränslösa arbetet. Däremot kan socialt stöd fungera som en buffert för att öka förmågan att hantera effekterna av det gränslösa arbetet. / Worklife has undergone major changes in recent decades, partly as a result of digitalization development. Information- and communication technology (ICT) enables a more boundaryless work, since neither time nor space no longer separates work from private life. Earlier research highlighted that the new way of working causes difficulties in balancing work and private life.  The aim of the present study was to contribute to an increased understanding of how the principals handle the boundaryless work and to what extent ICT and social support are related to their ability to handle the boundaryless work. The result has been analyzed from Karasek and Theorells (1990) demand, control and support model, Clarks (2000) border theory and relevant concepts and previous research. Nine respondents participated in this qualitative study and the result showed that the boundaryless work is mostly positive. At the same time it imposes higher demands on the individual to take responsibility for managing the balance between work and private life. ICT has both shown to facilitate and obstruct the handling of boundaryless work. Finally the result shows that social support does not have a direct connection with how the principals handle the boundaryless work. However, social support can act as a buffer to increase the ability to handle the effects of boundaryless work.

Bakgrund: Ett flexibelt arbete innebär att arbetet är flexibelt gällande tid och rum där arbetstagarna får ett stort inflytande över när, var och hur länge de ska utföra sitt arbete. Flexibiliteten kan innebära att gränserna mellan arbete och privatliv suddas ut, där det föreligger individuella skillnader i såväl förmågan att sätta gränser mellan domänerna arbete och privatliv som preferenser gällande gränssättande, där vissa föredrar att hålla arbetet på arbetet medan andra trivs med att blanda samman arbetet med privatliv. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att undersöka om obalans mellan beteende och preferenser inom ett flexibelt arbete visade samband med stress hos undervisande och forskande personal på ett universitet. Studien kontrollerade även för relevanta variabler. Metod: Designen var en tvärsnittsstudie där en enkät skickades ut till 1271 undervisande och forskande personal på ett universitet. För att mäta gränslöst beteende, preferenser gällande gränssättande och stress användas tre stycken etablerade formulär; Work interrupting nonwork behaviors scale, Workplace segmentation preferences och COPSOQ II. Svarsfrekvensen var 39,7% och två hierarkiska multipla regressionsanalyser genomfördes med stress som utfallsvariabel, arbetsbelastning och undervisningsfördelning som förväxlingsvariabler och prediktorn utgjordes i analys 1 av Obalans – Beteende, seg. (n=218) och i analys 2 av Obalans – Beteende, integ. (n=303). Resultat: I analys 1 förelåg det ett negativt samband mellan stress och Obalans – Beteende, seg. När förväxlingsvariablerna kontrollerades förklarade Obalans – Beteende, seg. 4,4% av variationen i stress. I analys 2 förelåg det ett positivt samband mellan stress och Obalans – Beteende, integ. När förväxlingsvariablerna kontrollerades förklarade Obalans – Beteende, integ. 9,3% av variationen i stress. Slutsats: Föreliggande studie indikerar på att obalans mellan beteende och preferenser både är en faktor som kan genera i ökad och minskad stress, där studiens resultat tyder på att obalansen värderas olika vilket i sin tur skulle kunna bero på att segregation respektive integration är olika svårt att uppnå. / Background: Flexible work means flexible in terms of time and space, where employees have influence over when, where, and for how long they will work. This also means that the boundaries between work and privacy can become unclear. There are individual differences in both the ability to set boundaries between work and privacy as for preferences; some prefer to keep work at work while others prefer to merge work with privacy. Objective: The aim of the study was to examine if imbalance between behavior and preferences in a flexible work was associated with stress. Relevant confounders were included. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted within one university. Three established forms were used; Work interrupting nonwork behaviors scale, Workplace segmentation preferences, and COPSOQ II. Two hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted, with stress as the outcome variable, workload and teaching distribution as confounders, and Imbalance – Behavior, segregation as predictor in analysis 1 (n=218) and Imbalance – Behavior, integration as predictor in analysis 2 (n=303). Results and Conclusion: Imbalance – Behavior, segregation was associated with lower levels of stress, and Imbalance – Behavior, integration was associated with higher levels of stress. The results of the study indicate that the imbalance is evaluated differently, which could be due to the fact that segregation versus integration are variously hard to achieve.

Globalisation, technological advancements and changing social needs result in virtual work arrangements becoming more prominent. Virtual work is conducted away from the traditional office setting and usually occurs in employees’ personal home environments. Virtual work has been called virtualling in this study, and virtual employees are referred to as virtuallers. A phenomenological orientation was adopted in studying completely virtual workers in a completely virtual context; sourcing of participants and data collection were also conducted completely virtually. This study presented new ways of conducting research in the modern, virtual world of work. An autoethnography was included, as the researcher is also a virtualler and insider of virtualling. Four key case studies are presented to provide a holistic picture of virtualling and virtuallers. Thematic results indicate key influencing factors that originate from virtualling, as well as factors and mindset requirements that pertain to the virtualler personally. It was further found and proposed that the resulting virtual environment changes virtuallers’ ways of doing things and viewing the world, hence results in changes in their lifestyle and career identity. The abstract psychological structure as it resulted from the thread of meanings was presented as virtualness. Authentic psychological identification with virtualling and adopting a boundarylessness employability mindset oriented towards psychological success are highlighted as key requirements in order to experience virtualness. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / MCOM (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)

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Por outro lado, as pessoas também passaram a perceber, por meio do fortalecimento das suas redes de relacionamento e do acesso cada vez mais rápido ao conhecimento e experiências, que suas carreiras não se limitam às fronteiras dos quadros funcionais de uma única organização e que, portanto, cada vez mais, é necessário haver uma identificação entre os objetivos e motivações pessoais do indivíduo e a cultura de uma organização. Nesse contexto, a partir da evidência sobre a preparação para o exercício profissional propiciada pela UFJF aos alunos de graduação, apurada no Questionário do Estudante do Enade aplicado nas edições de 2009 e 2012, o presente trabalho surge com o objetivo geral de investigar a percepção dos graduandos em Ciência da Computação, Sistemas de Informação, Geografia, Educação Física, Direito e Engenharia Civil e também dos gestores da UFJF quanto à preparação proporcionada pela Universidade, para o exercício profissional e desenvolvimento de carreiras dos alunos de graduação. Tal objetivo geral também pode ser compreendido como uma resposta à seguinte questão norteadora: como a UFJF tem contribuído na preparação para o exercício profissional e para o desenvolvimento de carreira dos alunos de graduação? Além do levantamento da percepção dos atores envolvidos, o presente trabalho também possui os seguintes objetivos específicos: i) apresentar a UFJF e suas transformações ocorridas na última década; ii) analisar os programas e ações desenvolvidos na UFJF que podem contribuir na preparação para o exercício profissional e desenvolvimento de carreiras dos graduandos; iii) levantar a percepção dos atores envolvidos quanto à formação para o exercício profissional e desenvolvimento de carreira dos alunos de graduação desde os primeiros períodos; iv) pesquisar a existência de política institucional de articulação entre esses programas de ensino, pesquisa, extensão e inovação e sua importância para formação profissional dos alunos; v) investigar se existe uma rede institucionalizada que busque a integração profissional entre os atuais alunos e egressos da UFJF e, por fim, vi) levantar se as características de carreira almejada pelos alunos se alinham às teorias mais tradicionais ou mais modernas. Quanto aos aspectos metodológicos, ressalta-se que o presente trabalho constitui um estudo de caso, de cunho qualitativo, no qual utilizou-se pesquisa documental, bibliográfica e de campo. Em relação aos instrumentos utilizados nessa última, destaca-se a aplicação de questionário aos graduandos, bem como a realização de entrevistas com gestores da Universidade com o fito de levantar a visão dos atores acerca do fenômeno estudado. Este trabalho se justifica pelo seu alinhamento com a missão e os objetivos institucionais estabelecidos no Estatuto da UFJF e no Plano de Desenvolvimento Institucional (PDI-UFJF), respectivamente. Por fim, salienta-se que, a partir das informações apuradas nas pesquisas empíricas, nas referências teóricas e também na inspiração oriunda do Escritório de Desenvolvimento de Carreiras e da Plataforma Alumni, ambos da Universidade de São Paulo, foi possível estabelecer as estratégias iniciais para o desenvolvimento futuro de um plano de ação que possa atender as necessidades dos alunos e as particularidades da UFJF. / The management of people resurges, in the perspective of the organizations, with strategic role of generating competitive advantage as from the interpersonal relationships, as well as the competences of the collaborators that compose the functional frameworks. On the other hand, people have also become aware, by means of the strengthening of their relationship networks and of the increasingly faster access to knowledge and experiences, that their careers are not limited to the frontiers of the functional frameworks of a single organization and that, therefore, more and more, it is necessary there to be an identification between the objectives and personal motivations of the individual and the culture of an organization. In this context, as from the evidence about the preparation for the professional exercise provided by the UFJF to the undergraduate students, verified in the Questionnaire of the Student of Enade applied in the 2009 and 2012 editions, this paper arises with the general objective of investigating the perception of the undergraduate students in Computer Science, Information Systems, Geography, Physical Education, Law and Civil Engineering and also of the managers of UFJF about the preparation provided by the University, for the professional exercise and career development of undergraduate students. This general objective can also be understood as a response to the following guiding question: how has UFJF been contributing in the preparation for professional practice and for the career development of undergraduate students? Besides the survey of the perception of the actors involved, this paper also has the following specific objectives: i) present UFJF and its transformations occurred in the last decade; ii) analyze the programs and actions developed in UFJF that can contribute in the preparation for the professional practice and the career development of the undergraduate students; iii) raise the perception of the actors involved about the formation for professional practice and career development of undergraduate students since the earliest periods; iv) to investigate the existence of an institutional policy of articulation between these teaching programs, research, extension and innovation and their importance for students' professional formation; v) to investigate if there is an institutionalized network that look for the professional integration between the current students and egresses from UFJF and, finally, vi) to raise if the career characteristics desired by the students are aligned to the more traditional or more modern theories. As for the methodological aspects, it should be emphasized that this paper constitutes a case study, of a qualitative nature, in which it was uses documentary, bibliographic and field research. In relation to the instruments used in this last one, it is worth mentioning the application of questionnaire to the undergraduate students, as well as the accomplishment of interviews with managers of the University with the purpose of raising the view of the actors about the studied phenomenon. This paper is justified by its alignment with the mission and institutional objectives established in the UFJF Statute and in the Institutional Development Plan (PDIUFJF), respectively. Finally, it should be pointed out that, as from the information evidenced in the empirical researches, from the theoretical references and also from the inspiration arising from the Office of Career Development and of Alumni Platform, both of University of São Paulo, it was possible to establish the initial strategies for the future development of a plan of action that can meet the needs of the students and the particularities of UFJF.

One of the challenges imposed by the 21st century is to retain talented staff by keeping employees engaged in their work. Engagement in itself is a complex construct, which still requires much clarification. One of the gaps in the literature is the link between engagement and the competencies required by individuals to craft a career in the 21st century. These competencies are referred to as psychological career resources (Coetzee, 2008). This study was conducted in a medium-sized South African software and services organisation using a random sample of 111 consultants. The primary objective of the study was to investigate the relationship between psychological career resources (career preferences, career values, career enablers, career drivers and career harmonisers) and engagement (dedication, vigour and absorption). The second and third objectives were to find whether there were any significant differences between individuals who differed as to gender, age, marital status, occupational field, occupational level and department in which employed with regard to engagement and psychological career resources. A further objective was to establish the dominant psychological career resources and engagement constructs of the consultants in the sample. The data was collected using the 9-item U-WES (Utrecht Work Engagement Scale) and the PCRI (Psychological Career Resources Inventory). The study found that behavioural adaptability and self-esteem have a significant impact on vigour and dedication, while behavioural adaptability also has a significant impact on absorption. This study could contribute meaningful information to the field of well-being and career development, allowing professionals to assist individuals in developing career competencies that contribute to engagement and ultimately to well-being. / Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Human Resource Management / unrestricted