SENTIDO DO TRABALHO: UMA ANÁLISE SOBRE A PERCEPÇÃO DOS COORDENADORES DE CURSOS EM UMA INSTITUIÇÃO UNIVERSITÁRIA

Abstract

This article is resulting from a research that sought to understand the work and its sense , bearing in mind the aspects that influence the organizational environment. This research aims to diagnose what the course coordinators from a Maranhense university attribute to the sense of work. To make it possible to achieve results , a questionnaire ha s been used, which involves dimensions related to the sense of work and socioeconomic questions. The results express that the course coordinators attribute a positive conception regarding to the work, society and the organizations. When analyzing data, it is noted that the person researched does not consider money as an essential factor to perform its activity, and that the work offers contribution to the society, thus benefiting others and allowing improvement. One can see that the work in the perception o f the person researched, is considered mentally demanding. When analyzing the research, it is highlighted that the people investigated consider the sense of work as something fundamental and aggregator of value, because it contributes to the personal and c ollective growth, becoming it significant in their lives .

Keywords

• work
• sense of work
• society
• university
• management