Informal labor: a systematic review of Brazilian literature on Administration between 2004 and 2013

Abstract

This article analyzes the administration literature on informal employment, based on articles from events of the Brazilian National Association of Graduate Studies and Research in Administration (Anpad) and the main Brazilian journals in administration between 2004 and 2013. It addresses informal employment in Brazil by means of a brief historical and contextual review to introduce the concerns and challenges. A systematic review of the Brazilian literature was conducted, having as a basis the analysis of eight dimensions (methodological approach, research types, data collection and analysis methods, most prolific authors in the field, most frequently used references, authors' undergraduate degree, and most frequently addressed subjects), whose results highlight how this issue still remains incipient in the Brazilian academic literature in administration. Therefore, greater attention is needed on the theme of informal employment, as this is a reality in the social environment, over which the organizational field is accountable.

Keywords:
Informal employment; Administration literature; Systematic literature review.