The motivation of subcontracted workers: a never-ending paradox

Authors

  • Alina Marcela Bustamente Salazar Docente de la Fundación Universitaria Luis Amigó, Medellín, Colombia y de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas de la Universidad de Medellín
  • Héctor Bermúdez Restrepo Profesor encargado, curso Sociología de la Empresa, École des Hautes Études Commerciales, HEC, Montréal.

Keywords:

Human Resource Management, Organizational Theory, Motivation, Subcontracting.

Abstract

Certain considerations come about the subcontracted workers motivation when the Strategic Human Resource Management is used as a point of reference for diverse analysis. This article shows two faces of Human Resource Management. On one hand, the article indicates how important worker motivation has been for Human Resource Management and its direct association with worker productivity and efficacy. On the other hand, it points out the increasing importance that subcontracting has had as an alternative that allows companies the flexibilization and minimization of labor costs. Even though a structural contradiction comes up in this context, subcontracting seems to strive for feelings of affiliation and pride of belonging which are key elements to motivate the personnel. Apart from the literature review, the study was based on an ethnographic methodology of executives, contractors and subcontracted workers; and the results aim to contribute to streams of Organizational Theory and Human Resource Management.

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Author Biographies

  • Alina Marcela Bustamente Salazar, Docente de la Fundación Universitaria Luis Amigó, Medellín, Colombia y de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas de la Universidad de Medellín
    Magíster en Ciencias de la Administración de la Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, Colombia. Especialista en RevisoríaFiscal y Contadora Pública de la Universidad de Medellín, Colombia. Estudiante del doctorado en Administración dela Universidad EAFIT, Medellín-Colombia.
  • Héctor Bermúdez Restrepo, Profesor encargado, curso Sociología de la Empresa, École des Hautes Études Commerciales, HEC, Montréal.
    Magíster en Ciencias de la Administración de la Universidad EAFIT Medellín, Colombia. Especialista en Gerenciadel Desarrollo Humano de la misma institución. Sociólogo de la Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana, Medellín,Colombia. Estudiante de sociología en UQÀM (Universidad de Québec en Montréal), Québec, Canadá.

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Published

2010-12-15

Issue

No. 17 (2010)

Section

Research Articles

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How to Cite

Bustamente Salazar, A. M., & Bermúdez Restrepo, H. (2010). The motivation of subcontracted workers: a never-ending paradox. AD-Minister, 17, 35-57. https://publicaciones.eafit.edu.co/index.php/administer/article/view/510