Governança em pequenas empresas familiares: um estudo multicaso

Abstract

The theme of governance in small and medium family businesses is brought by the prevailing view of corporate governance. With this vision that predominates today it loses what characterizes a family business. Through this process, it seeks to professionalize these businesses as if it this professionalization was necessarily the transfer of power to different involved business family, as well to break with the family property. This study attempts to reflect a discussion about a perspective beyond the dominant, aiming to highlight the specifics of governance in small and medium family businesses. To develop this reflection it was sought support in a review of governance, its theories and its relation to business management, about the relationship of governance with small and medium enterprises and on family business through a discussion about its concept and its characteristics. The methodological approach of this research is qualitative and in its structure it was used the study of multiple cases. The objective of this study is the search and analysis of evidences of the essential elements of governance in those companies. The results of that research allow reaffirming the discussion of the governance as a process that lives besides the aspects of financial results. Aspects of the daily administrative in the small studied family companies allow to end for the elementary character of certain processes, susceptible to implantation in small business organizations. Finally, a summary of the discussion.