Amanhã Ainda Terei Trabalho? Estrutura e Agenda de Pesquisa da Insegurança Laboral

Vanessa Piovesan Rossato; Simone Alves Pacheco de Campos; Michel Barboza Malheiros; Méroli Saccardo dos Santos

doi:10.5020/2318-0722.2025.31.e15309

Authors

Vanessa Piovesan Rossato Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7165-4712
Simone Alves Pacheco de Campos Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9627-7677
Michel Barboza Malheiros Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7076-4258
Méroli Saccardo dos Santos Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3401-2854

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5020/2318-0722.2025.31.e15309

Keywords:

job insecurity, work precarity, systematic literature review

Abstract

Job insecurity is characterized by the fear and anxiety of losing one’s job, as well as the feeling of helplessness in the face of the impossibility of changing this reality. This systematic review aimed to identify how the conceptual structure of job insecurity is characterized, while proposing new research directions. The study was conducted using the Web of Science and Scopus databases, which, after applying certain filters, yielded 277 articles, analyzed through the bibliometrix and shiny packages, forming the final sample. The results allowed for mapping the profile of the publications, presenting an overview of the scientific production on the subject from 1979 to 2024. The analysis of these results was divided into two research topics: i) identification of bibliometric indicators, encompassing the profile of publications on job insecurity and the conceptual structure of the field of job insecurity; ii) the proposal of a research agenda with new paths to follow. It is expected that, with this study, new developments can be achieved, starting from the current state of the art to advance knowledge by proposing new insights that leverage the theme of job insecurity.

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Author Biographies

Vanessa Piovesan Rossato, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

PhD Student (Doctoral Candidate) in Business Administration at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM/PPGA), in the research line of People Management and Organizational Behavior. Full CAPES scholarship holder. Licensed in Professional Education through the Special Undergraduate Program for Teacher Training in Professional Education (PEG) at the Federal University of Santa Maria (2022). Master's in Business Administration from the PPGA at the Federal University of Santa Maria (2021). Bachelor in Business Administration from the Federal University of Santa Maria. Researcher affiliated with the OPS (Organization, People, and Society) research group.

Simone Alves Pacheco de Campos, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Graduate in Business Administration from the Federal University of Santa Maria (2009), Master's from the Graduate Program in Business Administration at the Federal University of Santa Maria (2011), and PhD in Business Administration from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2015). Her academic areas of interest are related to Social Responsibility, Social Development Projects, Cultural-Historical Activity Theory, Organizational Learning, Practice-Based Studies, Identity, and Organizational Culture.

Michel Barboza Malheiros, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

PhD in Business Administration from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM/PPGA), in the research line of People Management and Organizational Behavior (2025). Master's in Business Administration from the PPGA at the Federal University of Santa Maria (2021). Bachelor in Business Administration from the Federal University of Santa Maria, Palmeira das Missões campus (2019). Accounting Technician from Colégio Evangélico Panambi (2012).

Méroli Saccardo dos Santos, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

PhD Student (Doctoral Candidate) in Business Administration at the Graduate Program in Business Administration of the Federal University of Santa Maria (PPGA/UFSM), in the line of People Management and Organizational Behavior. Master's in Business Administration from the Professional Master's Program in Business Administration at the University of Western Santa Catarina (UNOESC - Chapecó Campus). Professor of Basic, Technical, and Technological Education at the Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology of Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS), working in the fields of entrepreneurship and organizational management.

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