Tecnologías de la información, ocupaciones cognitivas y movilidad social en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Abstract

The study focuses on the theoretical and empirical strengths and limitations of the concept of knowledge work. Its purpose is to identify and critically evaluate the most recurrent themes around the debate on cognitive work. The review indicates that definitions of knowledge work abound. Although knowledge work has attracted scholarly minds for several decades and the number of publications in this area has rapidly increased in recent years, it has proved hard to come by a clear and concise definition of this term. However, certain themes, such as the use of information technology and the not formal and informal education as an integral part of the informational labour process, have become increasingly common to both the empirical and the theoretical literature. The paper helps pave the way for more detailed research by providing an ideal-typical profile of informational labour, operationalize the cognitive class and present empirical information about its configuration and its intergenerational mobility in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.