A tradução de práticas estratégicas por seus praticantes : estudo de casos múltiplos em consultorias sergipanas

Abstract

The translation of strategic organizational practices by practitioners occurs from the moment that an idea of external origin is interpreted by agents from an organization and applied in a different context than one originated. Understanding that the convergence of a microrrelacional approach to strategy (Strategy-as-Practice) with a macrocontextual strategic approach (Institutional Theory) is possible, this study aims to understand how the translation of certain strategic practices by practitioners occurs, through a case study in three consultancies at the state of Sergipe. The research is qualitative, and the type is descriptive and exploratory. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with key informants of the studied organizations, in addition to document analysis and non-participant observation. Then, these data were triangulated in order to improve the data analysis, which were performed by a content analysis. The results reveal that in two researched companies, the translation occurs by broadcasting mode and also by a chain mode, due to the use of technology extracted directly from the supplier, but also pass the scrutiny of other companies, while in a third researched company, translation is mediated by other actors and organizations, from the performance of a specific person.