THE USE OF THEORIES IN BRAZILIAN ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Authors

  • Flavio Perazzo Barbosa Mota Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa/PB
  • Ceres Grehs Beck Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa/PB
  • Rita de Cássia de Faria Pereira Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa/PB
  • Tatiana Aguiar Porfírio de Lima Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa/PB
  • Solange Cristina do Vale Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa/PB

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13058/raep.2010.v11n3.139

Keywords:

organizational studies, theories, desk research

Abstract

Theories in Brazilian Organizational Studies aim to systematically explain facts and events, allowing knowledge to be summarized and facilitating the preservation or modification of the understanding of organizational practices. The objective of this paper is to survey and analyze the theoretical foundations of scientific papers investigating organizational phenomena in order to identify whether or not theories are being used in Organizational Studies, as well as to analyze the adopted methodological aspects. This is achieved through the desk research of the one hundred and fifty academic articles submitted to EnANPAD, for the period 2005-2008. The subsequently identified data and theory is classified and analyzed, with results reporting that more than half of the studies analyzed (54.7%) used theories. The use of Institutional Theory (24.1%) is predominant, followed by Structuration Theory (7.8%), Theory of Social Representations (4.3%), Critical Theory (3.4%), Agency Theory (3.4%) and Transactions Cost Theory (3.4%). It is soon apparent that Brazil has yet to appear as a source of theories, that is, it is much more common to see the use of internationally consolidated theories than any actual theoretical innovation within the Brazilian context. Furthermore, co-authorship, qualitative research strategy and the empirical nature were identified.

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Author Biographies

Flavio Perazzo Barbosa Mota, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa/PB

Mestre em Administração pela UFPB. Áreas de interesse em pesquisa: Tecnologia/Sistemas de Informação, Governo Eletrônico, Organizações

Ceres Grehs Beck, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa/PB

Mestre em Administração pela UFPB. Áreas de interesse em pesquisa: Marketing, Qualidade, Desenvolvimento Sustentável.

Rita de Cássia de Faria Pereira, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa/PB

Doutora em Administração pela UFRGS. Áreas de interesse em pesquisa: Pesquisa e Planejamento de Marketing; Marketing de Relacionamento e Redes

Tatiana Aguiar Porfírio de Lima, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa/PB

Mestre em Administração pela UFPB. Áreas de interesse em pesquisa: Gestão de Pessoas e Indicadores de Desempenho

Solange Cristina do Vale, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa/PB

Mestre em Administração pela UFPB. Áreas de interesse em pesquisa: Organizações e Tecnologia da Informação.

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Published

2010-09-30

How to Cite

Mota, F. P. B., Beck, C. G., Pereira, R. de C. de F., Lima, T. A. P. de, & Vale, S. C. do. (2010). THE USE OF THEORIES IN BRAZILIAN ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS. Administração: Ensino E Pesquisa, 11(3), 447–467. https://doi.org/10.13058/raep.2010.v11n3.139

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2010): Julho-Setembro

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