Cooperativismo: um estudo de caso dos aspectos positivos da gestão democrática na cooperdata processamento de dados

Abstract

The objective of this study is to analyze the positive aspects of the democratic management in work cooperatives, evaluating the effective cooperative member participation in the administration. Moreover, this study has the secondary objective to join information about the origin, characteristics, and nature of the cooperatives and the cooperative activity in Brazil. The study about this subject, as well as the knowledge about the cooperative practices, raised the following questions: is there really a democratic management between the cooperative members? The participation in cooperative decisions values and motivates the cooperative members? To answer these questions the methodology used in this dissertation was the case study of a work cooperative in the State of São Paulo with application of a questionary during the general meeting. Afterwards, some cooperative managers and members were interviewed with open and random questions to clarify the cooperative structure, member relationship, and community support. In this context, the Cooperdata Processamento de Dados acting were studied, evaluating the logic of its activities through the optic of participative management systems and its positive aspects.