Redes de cooperação: o processo de mudança organizacional em empresas associadas à ASIUSI - um estudo de caso

Abstract

This work investigates the process of organizational change which occurred in companies once they entered an interorganizational network. The study contributes for the understanding of the change approach used by companies, which is required for its adequacy to organizational network. The bibliographical review carried through the work catches a glimpse on concepts and formats of companies networks, on the Cooperation Network Program (Programa Redes de Cooperação), and on different approaches to the process of organizational change. The case study was carried out at the Association of Machining Industry (Associação Serrana das Indústrias de Usinagem - ASIUSI), a metal-mechanical network, integrant of the Cooperation Network Program developed by the Secretariat for the Development and International Affairs of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (SEDAI) which was placed in operation by the University of Caxias of Sul (UCS). The data were collected through personal interviews with the representative members of the associated companies. This comparison showed that most phases of the changes process in the surveyed enterprises identifies itself with the theoretical approaches which they were compared, except for the phases that treated with specific aspects of the organizational framework which they are inserted. The results were compared with five approaches to organizational change found in the literature. Providing the limitations of this study are observed, it is expected that the conclusions obtained may help to implement improvements in building organizational models write similar characteristics.