The Rationality of Communion Economy and Socio-Environmental Responsibility: The Organizational Management Influenced by Spiritual Values

Authors

  • Valdir Fernandes FAE - Centro Universitário Franciscano
  • Fernando Soares Pinto Sant'Anna Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v21i0.17607

Keywords:

gestão organizacional, economia de comunhão, responsabilidade socioambiental, racionalidade

Abstract

This paper discusses the influence of spiritual values in the insertion of socio-environmental dimensionsin management processes. A critical analysis of the socio-economic experience named Communion Economyis presented, which highlights the spiritual, ethical and moral values in this economy as inherentmotivators of social and environmental considerations. It is a sui generis experience, born within thelimits of a religious movement, the Movement of Focolares. It is currently active in 735 companies,mostly small ones, located in several countries, which operate in various economic activities and aggregate a dimension of solidarity to their formal market activity. The considerations presented here reveala management form based not only on criteria of instrumental rationality (effectiveness, income andperformance) but also on dimensions of substantive rationality (ethical, aesthetic and moral).

Author Biographies

Valdir Fernandes, FAE - Centro Universitário Franciscano

Possui Pós-Doutorado em saúde ambiental pela Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), em parceria com o CEPEMA Centro de Capacitação e Pesquisa em Meio Ambiente da USP; Doutorado em Engenharia Ambiental pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2007); Mestrado em Engenharia Ambiental pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2002), e Graduação em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2000). É Academic Partner do projeto Advancing Sustainability da Alcoa Foundation e Professor Permanente do Mestrado Interdisciplinar em Organizações e Desenvolvimento da FAE Centro Universitário Franciscano.

Fernando Soares Pinto Sant'Anna, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

possui graduação em Engenharia Civil pela Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (1977), mestrado em Hidráulica e Saneamento pela Universidade de São Paulo (1982) e doutorado em Chimie Industrielle Et Environnement - Universite de Rennes I (1994). Atualmente é professor Associado da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

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Published

2010-06-15

How to Cite

Fernandes, V., & Sant’Anna, F. S. P. (2010). The Rationality of Communion Economy and Socio-Environmental Responsibility: The Organizational Management Influenced by Spiritual Values. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 21. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v21i0.17607

Issue

Vol. 21 (2010)

Section

Riscos, Precaução e Proteção Socioambientais

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