'School of precariousness': the production of consent to precarious work in administration internships

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Název: 'School of precariousness': the production of consent to precarious work in administration internships
Autoři: Christian Kazuo Fuzyama, Ana Heloisa Lemos, Marcelo Almeida de Carvalho Silva
Zdroj: REGE Revista de Gestão, Vol 30, Iss 4, Pp 348-361 (2023)
Informace o vydavateli: Emerald Publishing, 2023.
Rok vydání: 2023
Sbírka: LCC:Commerce
LCC:Business
Témata: Labor process theory, Neonormative control, Internship, Work precariousness, Commerce, HF1-6182, Business, HF5001-6182
Popis: Purpose – This study aims to understand the production of consent to precarious working conditions in administration students' internship experiences. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 13 students of an undergraduate program in Business Administration in a private university were interviewed. The students' perceptions about the dynamics of the internship and their engagement in this experience were explored through thematic analysis. Findings – Internships became more than spaces to learn about the world of work. They are also the locus of professional socialization toward precarious work. The detachment of internships from their educational scope is mediated by neonormative control mechanisms that subjectively mobilize the interns, producing the institutionalization and appreciation of the precarious experience, resignified as something that leads to autonomy, learning and a job position. Practical implications – The article can help students, universities and companies to assess the role of internships in training future professionals. Social implications – The research problematizes the internship as a form of professional socialization toward precarious work and its detachment from the original educational purpose. The article critically contributes to the debate about the current professional socialization process of young students. Originality/value – The article highlights the subjective dimension that supports students' consent to dysfunctional internships, discussing both the experience of work precariousness and exploitation, and the terms of the students' engagement in such dynamics, bridging consent to neonormative controls.
Druh dokumentu: article
Popis souboru: electronic resource
Jazyk: Portuguese
ISSN: 2177-8736
1809-2276
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1809-2276; https://doaj.org/toc/2177-8736
DOI: 10.1108/REGE-07-2021-0141/full/pdf
DOI: 10.1108/REGE-07-2021-0141
Přístupová URL adresa: https://doaj.org/article/8512ce4f372c4959917416fb8e5b0869
Přístupové číslo: edsdoj.8512ce4f372c4959917416fb8e5b0869
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Abstrakt:Purpose – This study aims to understand the production of consent to precarious working conditions in administration students' internship experiences. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 13 students of an undergraduate program in Business Administration in a private university were interviewed. The students' perceptions about the dynamics of the internship and their engagement in this experience were explored through thematic analysis. Findings – Internships became more than spaces to learn about the world of work. They are also the locus of professional socialization toward precarious work. The detachment of internships from their educational scope is mediated by neonormative control mechanisms that subjectively mobilize the interns, producing the institutionalization and appreciation of the precarious experience, resignified as something that leads to autonomy, learning and a job position. Practical implications – The article can help students, universities and companies to assess the role of internships in training future professionals. Social implications – The research problematizes the internship as a form of professional socialization toward precarious work and its detachment from the original educational purpose. The article critically contributes to the debate about the current professional socialization process of young students. Originality/value – The article highlights the subjective dimension that supports students' consent to dysfunctional internships, discussing both the experience of work precariousness and exploitation, and the terms of the students' engagement in such dynamics, bridging consent to neonormative controls.
ISSN:21778736
18092276
DOI:10.1108/REGE-07-2021-0141/full/pdf