Work intensification: Towards mapping the study field and defining a research agenda

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19094/contextus.2022.72844

Keywords:

work intensification, bibliometrics, scientometric, citespace, content analysis

Abstract

Work intensification can be defined as the increase in energy expenditure by the worker in the exercise of his current occupations. Given the complexity of the phenomenon, this study aimed to analyze the scientific literature on work intensification to map the field and propose a research agenda. Three approaches were developed from 98 articles extracted from the Web of Science, namely bibliometric, scientometric, and content analyses. The findings reveal that the scientific production on the subject had a significant increase between 2010 and 2019; predominant themes are work-family conflict, repetitive strain, and teleworking, among others. Furthermore, the research agenda reveals rich possibilities for gaps and future studies.

Author Biographies

Ana Heloísa da Costa Lemos, PUC-Rio Business School (IAG/PUC-Rio)

PhD in Sociology from the University Research Institute of Rio de Janeiro (2003). Professor of Master's and Doctoral courses at the Department of Administration at PUC-Rio, since 2008. Professor of the undergraduate course in Administration at PUC-Rio, since 1996. Former coordinator of the People Management and Labor Relations Division (GPR) at National Association of Graduate Programs in Administration (ANPAD), in the 2018-2020 triennium. Former member of the Scientific Committee of ANPAD's GPR Division (2013-2017). Coordinator of the area of ​​Organizations Department of Administration at PUC-Rio. Coordinator of the research group "Work and career in contemporaneity". Former coordinator of the MBA in Human Resources Management at PUC-Rio (2008-2018). Graduated in Political and Social Sciences from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (1988), Master in Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (1994). Has carried out research, published scientific articles and supervised dissertations and theses on the following topics: careers and professional trajectories; genre; work and subjectivity; insertion in the market and work; generations and work.

Waleska Yone Yamakawa Zavatti Campos, PUC-Rio Business School (IAG/PUC-Rio)

PhD student in Business Administration at the PUC-Rio Business School (IAG/PUC-Rio). Master in Business Administration from PUC-Rio Business School (IAG/PUC-Rio).

Marcelo Jucá Quintão, PUC-Rio Business School (IAG/PUC-Rio)

PhD student in Business Administration at the PUC-Rio Business School (IAG/PUC-Rio). Master in Business Administration from PUC-Rio Business School (IAG/PUC-Rio).

Luciana Aparecida Barbieri da Rosa, Federal Institute of Rondônia (IFRO)

Professor at the Federal Institute of Rondônia (IFRO). PhD in Administration from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM).

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2022-07-12

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Lemos, A. H. da C., Campos, W. Y. Y. Z., Quintão, M. J., & Rosa, L. A. B. da. (2022). Work intensification: Towards mapping the study field and defining a research agenda. Contextus - Contemporary Journal of Economics and Management, 20, 182–200. https://doi.org/10.19094/contextus.2022.72844

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