Knowledge work: an analysis of mechanics front the restructuring of the car industry

Authors

  • Laura Senna Ferreira UFSC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1984-8951.2015v16n109p17

Abstract

The central issue of the article is thinking about the nature of knowledge associated to work, considering specificity of tacit knowledge that make up trades. The study considers, based on the case of car mechanics in city of Porto Alegre (RS), the way that admission in this profession of men from educational institutions changes the way of life and work prevailing in the sector. The article exposes that the recent changes in the trade happen both on technical and cultural plan. The text analyses in the automotive repair industry the connection among the admission of more educated guys, the change on knowledge and the presence of entrepreneurship discourse.

Author Biography

Laura Senna Ferreira, UFSC

Doutora em Sociologia pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia e Antropologia (PPGSA) da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Pós-doutoranda em Sociologia no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia Política (PPGSP) da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC).

Published

2017-04-25

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