The agenda of the professor-researcher in Administration: an analysis based on sociology of scientific knowledge

• Autor(a) principal: Melo, Danilo
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Serva, Maurício
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos EBAPE.BR
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.fgv.br/cadernosebape/article/view/8559

Administration is regarded as a new science, if compared to the traditional sciences. Higher Education in Administration in Brazil began in the 1950s, by importing American teaching methodologies. In this context, sociology of scientific knowledge emerges as a crucial perspective to understand scientific knowledge, putting the researcher in the eye of investigation, since she/he is the actor in the scientific field, as well as her/his relationships within the field. In order to deepen understanding on the content of the work of the professor-researcher in Administration, having in mind the need of individuals within this field to understand it better and in a systematized way, this article aims to answer to the following question: “What is the content of the professor-researcher’s work, which are her/his goals and the activities that make up her/his agenda?”. Through this study, predominantly qualitative, we deepened knowledge on the activities in which professors-researchers in Administration are involved and their objectives when entering the field and their current objectives, and we also structured the professor-researcher’s agenda having respondents’ agenda as a basis. We found out that the workload of this professional is over 50 hours a week and that research activities, which prevail with regard to the current objective of these professionals, are underprivileged on weekdays, being left for the weekend in 47% of cases.