investigation of trainees' expectations about lifetime jobs in large Brazilian organizations.
Contributors: Oxford Brookes University. Business School.
Publisher: Oxford Brookes University
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Description: ABSTRACT

In the light of environmental and organizational trends toward employment relations, and in response to the macroeconomic changes occurred in the Brazilian society over the last two decades, this dissertation explores how graduates’ characteristics influence their expectations about future career prospects.  The study is based on the processes in which graduates go through when joining large organizations in Brazil. It also discusses graduate’s notions of security and career development, causes shaping their notions on planning future work. Such impact of perceptions of job security on graduates is mainly considered in term of the existing concepts of psychological contract. The study looks at the elements that make up the initial psychological contract of graduates and the management practices underpinning their recruitment. Qualitative data has been used to support the investigation. Findings suggested that external variables, such as the rationalization of large corporations and the conduction of new business strategies have triggered new perceptions of security by the graduates.
Notes: Thesis (M.B.A.) - Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, 2004.
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