“…, 19(2), eRAMG180088, 2018 doi:10.1590/1678-6971/eRAMG180088 Pop-management literature emerged in the 1980s when the global context was marked by turbulence and intense competition. That was a favorable period for the emergence of literature focused on a scenario of high instability because its function would be to appease the anxiety of individuals facing professional and personal problems by using resolutions and methods to domesticate subjects (Oltramari, Friderichs, & Grzybovsk, 2014). During this period, the themes of success, victory, and self-help were intensively explored, disseminated and sold by specialized media through books, magazines, and shows in the mainstream media.…”