gestão participativa na semco equipamentos - Fundação Pedro ...

ABSTRACT
Participatory management has been object of study of several authors,
entrepreneurs and consultants around the world, mainly after the 1980s. The
changes currently taking place in the organizational environment have led
companies and individuals to reformulate their concepts of participation in decision
making and the structuring of organizational strategies that promote competitive
advantage. In Brazil, one of the pioneers in the development and implementation
of a participatory management model has beem Semco, which since the 1980s
promotes real change in management, achieving significant results with regard to
organizational climate, profitability, business growth and national and international
recognition as a competitive company. This research was performed at Semco
Equipment and describes the company’s history and its strategy of implementation
of participatory management model. In order to give support to the research,
testimonies of the principal actors who participated in this process were collected
as well as the analysis of information and internal documents of the organization.
Basead on the analysis of the statements, one can describe the important facts
that characterize this model of management and identify the beliefs that are
currently shared by the staff of Semco that is certainly already part of what we can
call the company culture. Understanding this process can help people and
organizations to reflect on the participatory management, promoting changes in
the work environment, turming it into a place of satisfaction and not suffering.
Keywords: Participatory management. Competitive edge. Organizational
strategies.