Os reflexos da cultura nacional no comprometimento no trabalho: um estudo com trabalhadores da fronteira Brasil e Uruguai

Abstract

Nowadays, the concerns of the organizations in terms of competitiveness are diverse, in this case, it is important to develop bonds of commitment with the workers, because, through their cooperation and that can overcome this competition. In this way, it is also important to understand the reflection that the national culture can have on the degree of commitment of the workers, especially those who work in other countries. Thus, the objective is to understand the (possible) reflections of the national culture on the commitment of Brazilian workers working in Uruguay, Uruguayans working in Brazil and double plates working in both countries. Therefore, it is a study classified as exploratory and qualitative, carried out through interviews with Brazilian, Uruguayan and double-plate workers. As for the results, with regard to the national culture, several outstanding aspects and some differences are highlighted when working in Brazil and Uruguay and, regarding the commitment, it was verified that both groups of workers acting in Brazil as the groups acting in the Uruguay has a great predominance of affective compromise, and also a small level of instrumental commitment. Thus, it is concluded that it is the culture typically of the frontier (union of the Uruguayan culture with the Brazilian culture) that reflects in the bond of commitment of the workers that work in Brazil and Uruguay.