Withdrawal of Cooperation in Interorganizational Networks: Reflections Inspired by the Weberian Social Action

Authors

  • Jose Lindenberg Julião Xavier Filho Centro Acadêmico do Agreste (CAA), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE).
  • Fernando Gomes de Paiva Jr. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração (PROPAD), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
  • Sérgio Alves de Sousa Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração (PROPAD), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
  • Janann Joslin Medeiros Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Estudos Sociais Aplicados, Departamento de Administração.

Keywords:

Interorganizational Networks. Withdrawal of Cooperation. Weberian Social Action. Evaluative Substantial Rationality. Cultural Approach.

Abstract

Studies of cooperation in interorganizational networks tend to focus on the reasons why organizations enter into cooperative relations and the development of metrics to evaluate their outcomes, with little theoretical attention being given to the reasons for withdrawal of cooperation. In this sense, the objective of the study is to describe the rationale underlying the reasons for the withdrawal by business leaders to maintain participation in interorganizational networks. To this end, a review of the topics of cooperation mechanisms and withdrawal of cooperation was carried, as well as the reasons or types of rationality present in the social sphere decisions based on Weber's typology of social action. The logic of this construction is to highlight the reasons mentioned by the national and international literature for the withdrawal and provide a theoretical basis for understanding this type of rationality in decisions to withdraw cooperation. Content analysis was used for treatment of the corpus composed of 10 Brazilian theoretical and empirical studies carried out between 2003 and 2013 dealing with the withdrawal of cooperation by members of interorganizational networks. To identify these studies, we consulted articles with respect to the withdrawal of cooperation included in the Brazilian portals for scientific journals scielo.org and Periódicos Capes. Results showed the presence of substantive rationality in addition to instrumental formal rationality in the reports of cooperation withdrawal in the studies consulted. In particular, cultural conflict or shock between members of interorganizational networks was found to be the major reason for the withdrawal of cooperation. These results point to the theoretical importance of including cultural studies among those already used to provide theoretical and analytical support for comprehension of cooperation in interorganizational networks, at present dominated by theories based on premises of instrumental rationality. In this sense, the study contributes to advancing the discussion about the withdrawal of cooperation in networks to address the emergence of new theoretical perspectives contributing the theme of evaluative substantial rationality with a focus on cultural approach.

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Author Biographies

Jose Lindenberg Julião Xavier Filho, Centro Acadêmico do Agreste (CAA), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE).

Doutorando em Administração pelo PROPAD/UFPE, Mestre em Administração e Controladoria pelo PPAC/UFC, Especialista em Gestão Estratégia Avançada de Negócios pela UFAL e graduado em Administração pela AESGA. Professor efetito do Centro Acadêmico do Agreste, da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, com interesses de pesquisa em Estudos Culturais, Arranjos Colaborativos e Economia Criativa.

Fernando Gomes de Paiva Jr., Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração (PROPAD), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)

Doutor em Administração pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (2004), Mestre em Administração pela Universidad de Deusto, País Basco, Espanha (1990) e Graduado em Administração pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (1985). Atualmente é professor adjunto IV da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, membro do Comitê Científico da Divisão de Gestão de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (GCT) da ANPAD - Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação em Administração e membro da diretoria da Associação Nacional de Estudos em Empreendedorismo e Gestão de Pequenas Empresas (ANEGEPE). Professor orientador do Programa de Agentes Locais de Inovação (ALI) pelo CNPq e SEBRAE. Integra o Grupo de Pesquisa Lócus de Investigação em Economia Criativa, atuando nas áreas de Inovação, Empreendedorismo, Redes de Negócio e Estudos Culturais e tem interesse de pesquisa nas áreas de Novas Tecnologias de Gestão e Economia Criativa.

Sérgio Alves de Sousa, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração (PROPAD), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)

Professor titular do Departamento de Ciências Administrativas do CCSA/UFPE. É engenheiro (UFPE), administrador (UPE), mestre em Administração (COPPEAD), especialista em Cultura Corporativa (Pennstate-USA) e doutor em Sociologia (UFPE). Tem interesse de pesquisa em Teoria e Análise Organizacional, Cultura Corporativa, Estrutura e Gestão Estratégica de Organizações.

Janann Joslin Medeiros, Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Estudos Sociais Aplicados, Departamento de Administração.

Possui graduação em Ciência Política University of Iowa (1964), mestrado em Administração Pública pela George Washington University (1972) e doutorado em Administração Pública pela University of Southern California (1986). Atualmente é pesquisadora associada do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração da Universidade de Brasília. Na área de Administração Pública pesquisa a implementação de políticas públicas por meio de redes interorganizacionais. Na área de Administração de Empresas atua com ênfase em estratégia empresarial, especialmente estratégias colaborativas e negócios internacionais.

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Published

2015-12-16

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 6 (2015): Fórum Especial Temático sobre a Construção do Percurso na Vida Laboral e suas Múltiplas Dimensões

Section

Resources and Entrepreneurial Development

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