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BORGES, Lívia de Oliveira et al. Impacts of outsourcing on effective employees: a case in building construction. Rev. Psicol., Organ. Trab. [online]. 2016, vol.16, n.2, pp. 176-189. ISSN 1984-6657.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17652/rpot/2016.2.672.

In the context in which outsourcing has expanded in the economy, we conducted research aiming to compare the perception of aspects of working conditions, and the attribution of meaning to work, between effective employees in a building construction company (cA), with extensive adoption of outsourcing, and others those in another company (cB), with less adoption of outsourcing. In the field research, we applied parts of the Meaning of Work Inventory and the Questionnaire on Working Conditions to 187 workers, and interviewed 16 workers and managers to differentiate the organizational contexts. We found, among other aspects, that the employees of cB perceive more Risk of Work Accidents and more Autonomy (working hours and choice of colleagues), while the employees of cA tend to value more the Expression of Respect and Acceptance and attribute stronger meanings to Being Recognized and Being Equitably Rewarded. We conclude that managerial style probably has more impact on such symbolic content from effective workers than does the extent of outsourcing.

Palabras clave : Outsourcing; leading firms; comparative research; buildings.

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