Is it possible to identify transformational leadership in a financial institution?

Purpose – The aim of this study is to analyze the perception of employees of a Brazilian financial institutionabout transformational leadership and, subsequently, compare the results amongst the different groups ofrespondents.Design/methodology/approach – The authors present herein an empirical, descriptive and quantitativestudy, in which the survey was used as the main data collection technique. The survey was applied to a nationalsample composed of 603 employees (followers) operating in a financial institution. The authors utilized a fewstatistical techniques to analyze the data collected, namely descriptive statistics, factor analysis, varianceanalysis and linear regression.Findings – The results indicate that employees have a high perception toward transformational leadership; nosignificant differences between the groups of respondents were found. Followers perceive their leader as atransformational agent, who inspires, encourages, considers and motivates them.Practical implications – The relevance of this research theme and the main findings of this researchcontribute to managerial practices since the leadership style under investigation is associated with positiveoutcomes.Originality/value – This research sought to explore transformational leadership in an unexpected context.The originality of the study relies on the identification of a positive leadership style in the national financialsystem, which is usually more focused on economic criteria. There is a lack of research on leadership in Brazil,especially when it comes to quantitative studies. Not only the methodology but also the sample representing theentire Brazilian territory bring about the originality of this research

Leadership and Decision-making Styles: Are They Relevant for Employee Retention?

The aim of this study is to relate leadership and decision-making styles with the intention of remaining in the organization. The study was conducted with employees of private companies in southern Brazil. The survey research method was used, with a sample of 324 respondents. Data were submitted to factor analysis, linear regression analysis and mean difference tests. The results indicate that the transformational style together with the strategic and rational decision making had the greatest explanatory power in the intention of the employees to remain in the organization. The study contributes to leadership and decision-making research: (i) by highlighting a predominance of rational decision-making style, despite initiatives to highlight the growing importance of intuition; (ii) by assessing leadership style from the perceptions of the employees, which eliminates possible self-evaluation biases and (iii) by raising new variables to be investigated in order to remain in the job. Keywords: leadership styles, decision-making, intention to remain in the job, survey, Brazil DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/10-2-03 Publication date: January 31st 202

AVALIAÇÃO DO CAPITAL SOCIAL EM UMA CIDADE GAÚCHA: A PERCEPÇÃO DOS ESTUDANTES DE ADMINISTRAÇÃO

Adopting a development vision that emphasizes the endogenous factors of each locality, this paper investigates the factors that determine the level and the nature of the capital stock of a community. The concept of development defended in this study only is possible of being reached through the increasing of the social and cultural characteristics of the region. Being thus, it is necessary that the region knows to promote and to adopt its social capital level - as part of the development process. The survey was done in the city of Farroupilha (RS), using a sample of business students of a local college. Descriptive statistics, factorial analysis, linear regression and analysis of variance had been used. The results point the variables related to the “Participation in the community” as having the lesser levels of social capital, while the variables related to the “Work environment” reached the best performances. The analysis of the results considers the socio-cultural aspects of the region and aims, thus, to find elements related to the characteristics and the endogenous forces of the community. As future intention it is expects to raise insights for the construction of social actions - promoted for private companies, government or civil society -, which answer to the challenges of generation of social capital and local development.Partindo de uma visão de desenvolvimento que enfatiza os fatores endógenos de cada localidade, este artigo propõe-se a investigar os fatores que determinam o nível e a natureza do capital social de uma comunidade. O padrão de desenvolvimento defendido neste estudo só é possível de ser atingido através da potencialização das especificidades sociais e culturais da região. Sendo assim, é preciso que a região saiba promover e adotar seu estoque sociocultural – especialmente, o capital social – como pressuposto, meio e objetivo do processo de desenvolvimento. A pesquisa quantitativa foi realizada na cidade de Farroupilha (RS), tendo como amostra os estudantes de administração de uma instituição de ensino superior local. Foram utilizadas estatísticas descritivas, análise fatorial, regressão linear e análise de variância. Os resultados apontam as variáveis relacionadas à participação na comunidade como tendo os menores níveis de capital, enquanto as variáveis relacionadas ao ambiente de trabalho obtiveram os melhores desempenhos. A análise das descobertas da pesquisa leva em conta os aspectos socioculturais da região em estudo e procura, assim, construir relações que estejam alinhadas com as especificidades e com as forças endógenas do local. Como propósito futuro espera-se levantar insights para a construção de ações sociais - promovidas por empresas privadas, governo ou sociedade civil -, as quais respondam aos desafios de geração de capital social e de desenvolvimento local

ENOTURISMO E TERRITÓRIO: O CASO DO VALE DOS VINHEDOS (RS/BRASIL)

Three elements of local development are highlighted by tourism activity: the society, the environment and the economy, that are integrated and reinforce themselves mutually, on the context that the social and cultural diversity and the productive differentiation must be used as potential transformational resources and of local development. The Vale dos Vinhedos (Brazil) region has become the most important wine and oenology park in the country, that beyond producing wines also manifests itself as a oenotouristic destine. This study is characterized as an exploratory-descriptive, of quali-quantitative character, and constitutes a preliminar and exploratory analysis made under the light of a territorial development concept. From this analysis new research questions have been formulated that aim to further the territorial development of Vale dos Vinhedos, attaching the concepts of territory and territorial resources to the tourism life cycle model. We are able to verify, from the life cycle analysis, that the Vale dos Vinhedos is on the “Development” stage, which indicates a tendency of diminishing participation of the local community on the planning and decision making of the touristic development process.Três elementos do desenvolvimento local se destacam a partir do turismo: a sociedade, o ambiente e a economia. Estes elementos são integrados e se reforçam mutuamente, em contextos nos quais a diversidade social e cultural e a diferenciação produtiva são utilizadas como recursos potenciadores de transformações e de desenvolvimento local. A região do Vale dos Vinhedos (Brasil) transformou-se no mais importante parque vitícola e enológico do País, além de produtora de vinhos destaca-se como destino enoturístico. Este estudo caracteriza-se como um estudo de caso exploratório-descritivo, de caráter qualitativo, constitui-se em uma análise exploratória feita à luz do conceito de desenvolvimento territorial. Desta análise, foram formuladas novas questões de pesquisa que visam ao atendimento das novas demandas que vêm desafiando a região. Buscou-se analisar o desenvolvimento territorial do Vale dos Vinhedos, vinculando os conceitos de território e de recursos territoriais ao modelo de ciclo de vida do turismo. Podemos verificar a partir da análise do ciclo de vida, que o Vale dos Vinhedos está no estágio de “Desenvolvimento”, o que inicia uma tendência de diminuição da participação da comunidade local no planejamento e tomada de decisão em relação ao processo de desenvolvimento turístico

AVALIAÇÃO DO CAPITAL SOCIAL EM UMA CIDADE GAÚCHA: A PERCEPÇÃO DOS ESTUDANTES DE ADMINISTRAÇÃO

Adopting a development vision that emphasizes the endogenous factors of each locality, this paper investigates the factors that determine the level and the nature of the capital stock of a community. The concept of development defended in this study only is possible of being reached through the increasing of the social and cultural characteristics of the region. Being thus, it is necessary that the region knows to promote and to adopt its social capital level - as part of the development process. The survey was done in the city of Farroupilha (RS), using a sample of business students of a local college. Descriptive statistics, factorial analysis, linear regression and analysis of variance had been used. The results point the variables related to the “Participation in the community” as having the lesser levels of social capital, while the variables related to the “Work environment” reached the best performances. The analysis of the results considers the socio-cultural aspects of the region and aims, thus, to find elements related to the characteristics and the endogenous forces of the community. As future intention it is expects to raise insights for the construction of social actions - promoted for private companies, government or civil society -, which answer to the challenges of generation of social capital and local development.Partindo de uma visão de desenvolvimento que enfatiza os fatores endógenos de cada localidade, este artigo propõe-se a investigar os fatores que determinam o nível e a natureza do capital social de uma comunidade. O padrão de desenvolvimento defendido neste estudo só é possível de ser atingido através da potencialização das especificidades sociais e culturais da região. Sendo assim, é preciso que a região saiba promover e adotar seu estoque sociocultural – especialmente, o capital social – como pressuposto, meio e objetivo do processo de desenvolvimento. A pesquisa quantitativa foi realizada na cidade de Farroupilha (RS), tendo como amostra os estudantes de administração de uma instituição de ensino superior local. Foram utilizadas estatísticas descritivas, análise fatorial, regressão linear e análise de variância. Os resultados apontam as variáveis relacionadas à participação na comunidade como tendo os menores níveis de capital, enquanto as variáveis relacionadas ao ambiente de trabalho obtiveram os melhores desempenhos. A análise das descobertas da pesquisa leva em conta os aspectos socioculturais da região em estudo e procura, assim, construir relações que estejam alinhadas com as especificidades e com as forças endógenas do local. Como propósito futuro espera-se levantar insights para a construção de ações sociais - promovidas por empresas privadas, governo ou sociedade civil -, as quais respondam aos desafios de geração de capital social e de desenvolvimento local

Collective Competence and Social Capital Analysis in Collaborative Networks

The present paper addresses the issue of collective competence and social capital analysis for collaborative networks. The objective of the project is to understand how collaborative networks can be influenced considering the perspective of social capital and core competences. In this model we defend the emphasis on endogenous resources, once the technology is, in a general way, accessible to most of the companies and, therefore will not be a long term competitive advantage. The model shows that collaborative networks will be more competitive and successful if they invest in to core elements that are: organizational culture and people. Therefore, the model contributes for the researches in socio-organizational filed and provides a tool to evaluate collaborative networks