Prazer e sofrimento de líderes em uma organização familiar

Abstract

Workers are inserted into a changing context that has demanded a fast adaptation causing effects of both mental and physical natures. In this study, the pleasure and the mental suffering of leaders in a family business are investigated. Thus, we tried to identify the existence of pleasure and the defensive strategies used in suffering situations. We also sought to be aware of the perception of seven leaders in relation to working conditions in the exercise of management. A descriptive case study, of qualitative method, was developed by using interviews as the data collection technique. It was identiied from the speeches of the researched individuals, suffering situations related to the following categories: Work and organizational context, Training and qualiication of leaders and Defensive strategies. A relation between suffering and work organization in the researched family business was noticed, highlighting situations that mean, to the leaders, the experience of pleasure in daily work associated to suffering.