ADULTHOOD DEFINITION AND PROFESSIONAL TRANSITION IN SMEs

The objective of this study is to analyze the opinions held by directors of SMEs (small and medium-sized companies), in relation to the concept of adulthood; and how this directly impacts career transition initiatives. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 13 managers. Subsequently, a Likert scale was used to process the information proceeded by the Spearman's non-parametric correlation test. The results indicate that the definition that managers have of youth and adulthood, has a direct impact on their human resource planning.