LISTENING TO MANAGEMENT STUDENTS: THEIR CONCEPTS OF MANAGEMENT AND THE MANAGER FROM A CRITICAL STANDPOINT

Authors

  • Ana Cristina Batista-dos-Santos Universidade Federal Rural do Semiárido – Mossoró/RN.
  • Emanuelly Alves Pelogio Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte – Natal/RN.
  • Monique Fonseca Cardoso Estácio / Faculdade de Natal – Natal/RN
  • Yákara Vasconcelos Pereira Leite Universidade Federal Rural do Semiárido – Mossoró/RN
  • Mauro Lemuel de Oliveira Alexandre Universidade Federal Rural do Semiárido Mossoró/RN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13058/raep.2011.v12n2.168

Keywords:

Management, manager, critical thought

Abstract

The text aims to understand the concepts of management and the manager as held by management undergraduates – beginners and seniors – from two public federal public universities in the Northeast of Brazil. Two types of interviews were undertaken with twelve subjects. Some of the aspects of the results were highlighted. Regarding the choice of their university course, points were raised relating to the profession, convenience it offers, that it is a general, complementary or substitute course, and that it is structured for practical application. As regards management representations, the main aspects included: science, art, mediation, pragmatism, common sense and postponement. The students’ thoughts on the manager were indirect, tending to concepts of the teacher, entrepreneur and public servant. The results demonstrated that interview subjects were unclear about the nature, concepts and role of management and the manager in society and in organizations. This lack of clarity puts them at risk, especially of an ontological nature, because they cannot define what management is or how the profession is exercised, and of an existential nature, because of their inability to discuss themselves as managers in the future.

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Author Biographies

Ana Cristina Batista-dos-Santos, Universidade Federal Rural do Semiárido – Mossoró/RN.

Doutoranda em Administração pela UFRN
Áreas de interesse em pesquisa: Relação capital-trabalho; Transformações do capitalismo; Formação em Administração e Teoria Crítica.

Emanuelly Alves Pelogio, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte – Natal/RN.

Mestranda em Administração pela UFRN
Áreas de interesse em pesquisa: Empreendedorismo; Empreendedorismo por Mulheres; Effectuation; Cultura Organizacional e Estratégia Organizacional.

Monique Fonseca Cardoso, Estácio / Faculdade de Natal – Natal/RN

Mestrado em Administração pela UFRN
Organizações; Formação em Administração e Pesquisa Qualitativa em Administração.

Yákara Vasconcelos Pereira Leite, Universidade Federal Rural do Semiárido – Mossoró/RN

Doutoranda em Administração pela UFPE/PROPAD
Áreas de interesse em pesquisa: Ensino e Pesquisa em Administração; Administração Estratégica; Internacionalização; Empreendedorismo Internacional e Marketing.

Mauro Lemuel de Oliveira Alexandre, Universidade Federal Rural do Semiárido Mossoró/RN

Doutoranda em Administração pela UFPE/PROPAD
Administração Estratégica; Internacionalização; Empreendedorismo Internacional e Marketing.

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Published

2011-06-30

How to Cite

Batista-dos-Santos, A. C., Pelogio, E. A., Cardoso, M. F., Leite, Y. V. P., & Alexandre, M. L. de O. (2011). LISTENING TO MANAGEMENT STUDENTS: THEIR CONCEPTS OF MANAGEMENT AND THE MANAGER FROM A CRITICAL STANDPOINT. Administração: Ensino E Pesquisa, 12(2), 265–296. https://doi.org/10.13058/raep.2011.v12n2.168

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2011): Abril-Junho

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