ABSTRACT.
This article aims to analyze the production related to the Work and Organizational Psychology subarea reported in the Symposia of the National Association of Research and Postgraduate Studies in Psychology (known in Brazil as Associação Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Psicologia - ANPEPP), a privileged locus of discussions about the current construction and the future challenges of research in Psychology in Brazil. An analysis of the reports of the Working Groups registered in the 18 editions of the ANPEPP Symposia (1988 to 2018) was carried out. From 677 works, 61 were analyzed for describing in their propositions theoretical and methodological issues related to the universe of work and organizations. The results indicate that, since the first symposium, the Working Groups in Work and Organizational Psychology have discussed the fragility at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, which would unfold in the reduced knowledge production and challenges for professional insertion. Subsequently, the issue of interdisciplinarity and theoretical-methodological foundations came into focus; more recently, the need for the internationalization of scientific production has taken the lead role in discussions. As a closure, the limitations that the methodological strategy imposed before the wealth of the consulted material are indicated. Further studies may deepen the qualitative analysis of the referred production, revealing different characteristics of the subfields.
Keywords:
Work and organizational psychology; knowledge production; ANPEPP