A importância da liderança no contexto cooperativista: o caso da Coopermulta

Abstract

This study analyzes the role of leadership in the cooperative context. It seeks to identify the types of leaders, the impacts caused in the management process and the forces acting in the management of a cooperative. For that, a case study was carried out with the Multidisciplinary Cooperative for the Provision of Services and Technical Assistance (Coopermulta), created in 2000, in the city of Cruz das Almas, in Bahia. Secondary data were collected in the bibliographical survey with authors from administration and from the field of solidary economy, while primary data were acquired by carrying out 10 interviews based on two semi-structured scripts applied to the cooperative's management and members. At the end of the study, there are indications that characterize the leadership of Coopermulta as democratic, although there is still a long way to go to ensure the participation of all members in the deliberative instances of the cooperative.