Leaving the "ivory tower" of critical organizational studies: the action research allied to Dragon Dreaming’s collaborative tools in the case of Astriflores

Authors

  • Mariana Mayumi Pereira de Souza Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)
  • Ana Paula Paes de Paula Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2020.51.10-32

Keywords:

Critical organizational studies; Action research; Dragon Dreaming; Collaborative methodologies.

Abstract

The "ivory tower" metaphor is sometimes used to criticize the critical organizational studies detachment from praxis. The objective of this article is to point out a possible exit out of this tower by means of a technical-methodological proposal applied in an empirical case in the Association of Collectors and Sorters of Recyclable Materials of Florestal/MG (Astriflores). An action research was carried out in the context of Astriflores allied to the application of the Dragon Dreaming collaborative methodology. Lasting for two years, the project had positive results for the members and for the community of Florestal/MG, in general, with the improvement of the selective collection in the municipality. In addition to the practical results, our technical-methodological path also allowed reflections on the collaborative process and on the generation of critical knowledge in an organizational context, considering the dynamics between objectivity and subjectivity and between theory and practice.

Author Biographies

Mariana Mayumi Pereira de Souza, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)

Doutorado em Administração pelo CEPEAD-UFMG (2016), com doutorado sanduíche na Griffith University, Australia (2015-2016), financiado pelo Programa de Doutorado Sanduíche no Exterior da CAPES, Mestrado em Administração pelo CEPEAD-UFMG (2010) e Graduação em Administração pela UFMG (2007). Professora da Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus Florestal, desde 2010. Atua em pesquisa, extensão e docência na área de Administração, com ênfase em Estudos Organizacionais, Gestão Colaborativa e Teoria Crítica.

Ana Paula Paes de Paula, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)

Bacharel em Administração de Empresas pela Universidade de São Paulo (1994), Mestre em Administração Pública e Governo pela Fundação Getúlio Vargas - SP (1998), Doutora em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (2003) e Pós-Doutora em Administração pela Fundação Getúlio Vargas - SP (2005). Realizou formação teórica em psicanálise no Círculo Psicanalítico de Minas Gerais (CPMG) (2009-2014). Foi professora residente do Instituto de Estudos Avançados Transdisciplinares (IEAT-UFMG) (2014-2015). Atualmente é professora titular e pesquisadora da Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, além de coordenadora do Núcleo de Estudos Organizacionais Críticos e Transdisciplinares do CEPEAD. Trabalha principalmente com os seguintes temas: epistemologia, transdisciplinaridade e construção do conhecimento organizacional; gestão dialógica e autogestão; movimentos sociais, minorias, participação social na gestão pública e ciberdemocracia; experiências organizacionais alternativas, economia solidária e tecnologia social; subjetividade, resistência e psicanálise de grupos e organizações; pensadores críticos nacionais e ensino e pesquisa em administração.

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Published

2020-04-24

How to Cite

Souza, M. M. P. de, & Paes de Paula, A. P. (2020). Leaving the "ivory tower" of critical organizational studies: the action research allied to Dragon Dreaming’s collaborative tools in the case of Astriflores. Desenvolvimento Em Questão, 18(51), 10–32. https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2020.51.10-32

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 51 (2020): (abr.-jun.)

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