Resumen de COOPERATIVISMO E GOVERNANÇA: UM ESTUDO DA COOPERATIVA DE FRUTICULTORES DE PANAMBI - RS / COOPERATIVISM AND GOVERNANCE: A STUDY OF THE FRUIT GROWERS COOPERATIVE IN PANAMBI/RS

Deise de Moura Tolfo, Carlos Eduardo Rusche Anes, Rozelaine Rubia Bueno D'Almeida

• español

  El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo describir la percepción de los cooperativistas, consejeros, presidente y gerente de FRUTIPAN en relación a las estructuras de gobernanza practicadas, que se orientan a través de la participación de las cooperativas. De esta forma, el recorrido metodológico se dio a través de la investigación fenomenológica con objetivos descriptivos. En cuanto a la naturaleza del enfoque, cabe destacar que el estudio se aborda a través de una investigación cualitativa. La metodología se basó en la aplicación de un cuestionario con diez participantes, que buscó identificar su percepción sobre la gobernanza y la toma de decisiones. La transcripción de las entrevistas y la realización del análisis de contenido fueron las técnicas elegidas para obtener los resultados de la investigación. Por lo tanto, se definieron las siguientes categorías analíticas para la descripción de los resultados: i) Caracterización del gerente, consejeros y cooperativistas; ii) Descripción de los aspectos jerárquicos de la cooperativa; iii) Percepción de los participantes sobre la gobernanza y los procesos de toma de decisiones en la cooperativa. Se puede concluir que la cooperativa FRUTIPAN realiza sus procesos de gobierno de acuerdo con los principios del cooperativismo y las decisiones que se toman respecto al futuro de la cooperativa se establecen en los criterios democráticos, por lo cual cada cooperativa decide a través de su voto.

• English

  The present study aimed at describing the perception of cooperative members, counselors, president, and manager of FRUTIPAN regarding the employed governance structures, which are guided through the participation of cooperative members. For this purpose, the methodology used was the phenomenological research and objective description. As for the nature of the approach, the study is based on qualitative research. The methodology, on the other hand, used a questionnaire survey applied to ten participants, which sought to identify their perception of governance and decision-making. The transcription of the interviews and the performance of the content analysis were the techniques chosen to obtain the research results. Therefore, the following analytical categories were defined for the description of the results: i) Characterization of the manager, counselors, and cooperative members; ii) Description of the hierarchical aspects of the cooperative; iii) Participants' perception of governance and decision-making processes in the cooperative. Results showed that the FRUTIPAN cooperative performs its governance processes in accordance with the principles of cooperativism and, for this reason, decisions regarding the future of the cooperative are made within the democratic criteria, in which each cooperative member decides through voting.

• português

  O presente estudo teve por objetivo descrever a percepção dos cooperados, conselheiros, presidente e gestor da Frutipan quanto às estruturas de governança praticadas a partir da participação de todos os cooperados. Para tanto, o percurso metodológico se deu através da pesquisa fenomenológica com objetivos descritivos. A natureza da abordagem desta pesquisa é a investigação qualitativa. A metodologia, por seu turno, teve como base a aplicação de um questionário para dez participantes, cujo objetivo foi identificar a percepção sobre governança e tomada de decisão. A transcrição das entrevistas e a realização da análise de conteúdo foram as técnicas escolhidas para obtenção dos resultados da pesquisa. Assim, foram delimitadas as seguintes categorias analíticas para a descrição dos resultados: i) Caracterização do gestor, conselheiros e cooperativados; ii) Descrição dos aspectos hierárquicos da cooperativa; iii) Percepção dos participantes sobre os processos de governança e tomada de decisão na cooperativa. Os resultados demonstram que a Cooperativa Frutipan desempenha seus processos de governança através de princípios do cooperativismo e, por isso, as decisões tomadas sobre o futuro da cooperativa são estabelecidas por critérios democráticos, nos quais cada cooperado decide por meio de voto.

    Abstract: The present study aimed at describing the perception of cooperative members, counselors, president, and manager of Frutipan regarding the employed governance structures, which are guided through the participation of cooperative members. For this purpose, the methodology used was the phenomenological research and objective description. As for the nature of the approach, the study is based on qualitative research. The methodology, on the other hand, used a questionnaire survey applied to ten participants, which sought to identify their perception of governance and decision-making. The transcription of the interviews and the performance of the content analysis were the techniques chosen to obtain the research results. Therefore, the following analytical categories were defined for the description of the results: i) Characterization of the manager, counselors, and cooperative members; ii) Description of the hierarchical aspects of the cooperative; iii) Participants' perception of governance and decision-making processes in the cooperative. Results showed that the Frutipan Cooperative performs its governance processes in accordance with the principles of cooperativism and, for this reason, decisions regarding the future of the cooperative are made within the democratic criteria, in which each cooperative member decides through voting.