ID: 34583
Authors:
José Vitor Palhares dos Santos.
Source:
Revista de Empreendedorismo e Gestão de Pequenas Empresas, v. 3, n. 3, p. 211-223, September-December, 2014. 13 page(s).
Keyword:
Environmental Theories , Organization survival , Strategy , Structure , Teaching case
Document type: Teaching Case (Portuguese)
Show Abstract
This teaching case about the Sweet Charming Little Nursery Educational Center is primarily destined for undergraduate and postgraduate courses of Administration. It aims to report the structural and administrative processes of a business, linking them with a theoretical approach of area, the Environmental Theories, mainly in relation to the structure, strategy and organizational survival. The case is based on a true story and it was constructed by semi-structured interview with the owner and manager of the enterprise, which is located in Sacramento, MG. The data were collected by means of the life trajectory of owner and analysis of documents and reports available, being treated by content analysis. This study explored the contingencies for which the owner of the business is experiencing, that allows students to an expansion of knowledge and skills of analysis about the relation between the theories and the realities practiced in the management of the organization, helping them in a reflection about management practices and business diagnostics, and their relationship with management theories.
