GPR - People Management and Labor Relations

Theme 1: People Management, Labor Relations, and Organizational Behavior
Leader: Yára Lucia Mazziotti Bulgacov - CEPPAD/UFPR and PMDA/UP
Convergences between the theoretical frameworks and epistemological assumptions of People Management, Labor Relations, and Organizational Behavior. Interfaces between these three areas.

Theme 2: Work and Diversity
Leader: Hélio Arthur Reis Irigaray – UNIGRANRIO
Multiplicity of genders (male and female qualities). Sexual orientations. Generations. Social classes. Skin color. Ethnicities. Religions. Personal appearance. People with disabilities. Discrimination. Inclusion and exclusion at work.

Theme 3: Career Management
Leader: Vera Cançado - Faculdades Pedro Leopoldo
Career trends. Values and careers. The career and the multiple contractual relationships. Expatriation. International careers. Succession. Coaching. Mentoring. Ethics and career.

Theme 4: Changes and Stays in Labor Relations
Leader: Ana Heloisa da Costa Lemos - IAG/PUC-Rio
New configurations of labor relations. Job market. Multiple contractual relationships. Outsourcing. Employability. New modalities of working hours. Union relations. Corporate social responsibility in labor relations.

Theme 5: Leadership
Leader: Anderson de Souza Sant`Anna - PPGA/PUC Minas
Classical and critical perspectives on leadership. Leadership theories. Power and leadership. Leadership and culture. Leadership and identity. Leadership development. Skills in leadership. Global leadership. Socially responsible leadership. Dichotomies between manager/leader and between leader and those being led. New organizational and leadership configurations.

Theme 6: Sexual harassment
Leader: Ana Magnólia Mendes - PPGA/UnB
Meaning and significance of work. Pleasure and achievement from work. Suffering from work. Stress. Burnout. Bullying. Alcoholism. Drugs. Other pathologies from work. Management of quality of life at work.

Theme 7: Work, Management, and Subjectivity
Leader: Carmen L. Iochins Grisci - PPGA/EA/UFRGS
Changes in work and their repercussions on ways of working, being, and living. Work and family. Work and relationships. Mobility. New psychological contracts. Violence at work. Self management. The experience of time and space. Control and resistance. Personal dilemmas.

Theme 8: Policies, Models, and Practices in People Management
Leader: Mônica Fatima Bianco - PPGADm/UFES
Functions of people management. Recruitment. Selection. Compensation. Performance appraisal. Occupational health & safety. Organizational climate. Models of people management. Evaluation of results in people management.

Theme 9: Knowledge and Learning
Knowledge Management. Learning. Internal communication. Transfer and sharing of knowledge. Innovation. Creativity. Training and development. Corporate education initiatives.

Theme 10: Competencies
Development of competencies. Competency-based people management. Individual competencies. Organization competencies.