The intricate systemic relationships between the labor market, labor relations and human resources management in a pandemic context

• Autor(a) principal: Amorim, Wilson Aparecido Costa de
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Cruz, Marcus Vinicius Gonçalves da, Sarsur , Amyra Moyzes, Fischer, André Luiz, Lima, Aline Zanini, Bafti, André
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Administração de Empresas
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.fgv.br/rae/article/view/88574
• topic: labour market; work relations; human resources; Covid-19 pandemic; institutional approach; mercado de trabalho; relações de trabalho; recursos humanos; pandemia da Covid-19; abordagem institucional; mercado de trabajo; relaciones laborales; recursos humanos; pandemia de COVID-19; enfoque institucional

The article analyzes how organizations interpret the systemic relationships among labor market and labor relations in their human resource management (HRM) strategies in the Covid-19 pandemic. Through a qualitative approach, four focus groups were carried out with 24 people managers, and interviews with four union representatives in cities at three regions in Brazil: Northeast (Fortaleza, CE), South, (Joinville, SC) and Central-West (Brasília, DF). The findings indicate knowledge gaps in the HRM areas about market and labor relations, similar HRM practices at different levels, institutionalized by acommon repertoire; while the unions adapt to the new labor legislation. The pandemic context brought structural changes such as telework, adjustment to legislation and work organization; and behavioral including the health of workers. The study contributes theoretically by expanding the analysis of HRM under the institutional approach; methodologically it provides comparative research; and empirically illustrates HRM practices in different regions of the country.