Cognitive style, self-handicapping and entrepreneurial orientation of the employees of an agroindustry of Santa Catarina

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https://doi.org/10.5902/1983465931346

Abstract

Purpose – The study aimed to relate cognitive styles (CS), self-handicapping (SH) behaviors and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) present in an agroindustry of Santa Catarina. These aspects, within the same perspective, presents alternatives in the human capital management and as something new, in order to create and expand knowledge.

Design/methodology/approach – The research was descriptive, quantitative, survey, and had statistical procedures. The respondents were 46 administrative employees of this agroindustry.

Findings – The results indicate the predominance of employees with quasi-analytical (31%) and adaptive (28%) cognitive styles. Low SH indexes in the surveyed agroindustry were examined, demonstrating the engagement in the search for the results expected. The EO was moderate, evidencing a conservative stance of the company. No significant differences were observed in the relationship between the constructs of CS, SH and EO. However, the relationship between SH, EO and gender confirmed significant differences. Higher SH indices were observed among males, and a higher EO index in females. This difference disappears, statistically, in the other relationships. The conclusion is that reason prevails in the decision-making process, with a commitment focused on achieving the results, with a more conservative than entrepreneurial attitude.

Practical implications – The study of the relationship of Cognitive Style, Self-Handicapping, and Entrepreneurial Orientation, within the understanding of Human Capital Management, constitutes a new perspective, making it possible to broaden the understanding of the theme in terms of administrative practice.

Originality/value – Studying Cognitive Style, Self-Handicapping, and Entrepreneurial Orientation, in the context of Human Capital Management, in an agroindustry, presents itself as original and valuable research, contributing to the Administration Theory.

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Sabrina Nascimento, University of West of the Santa Catarina, Chapecó, SC, Brazil.

Post-Doctor in Administration from the State University of Oeste of Santa Catarina. PhD in Administration and Tourism from the University of Vale do Itajaí.  Master in Accounting Sciences from the Regional University of Blumenau. Degree in Accounting from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). Has been working since 2014 at the University of Oeste of Santa Catarina (UNOESC). Researcher in the areas of entrepreneurship, education and managerial accounting.

Amélia Silveira, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.

Post-Doctor in Business Administration from the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of São Paulo (FEA / USP). Post-Doctor in Information Sciences (Universidad Complutense de Madrid). PhD in Communication Sciences by the Faculty of Communication and Arts of the University of São Paulo (ECA / USP). Master in Administration from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). Bachelor in Library and Documentation from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Full Professor at UFSC, she worked in the Postgraduate Program in Administration (PPGA), until 1998, when she retired. Continuing her academic career, she worked at the Regional University of Blumenau (FURB), from 1999 to 2012, where she held positions in the Postgraduate Program in Administration (PPGAD) and in the Doctoral Program in Accounting and Administration. Then, at the University of Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), from 2011 to February 2016, she was a Visiting Professor in the Postgraduate Program in Administration (PPGA), at the PhD level, and in the Master in Management and Educational Practices (PROGEPE). In March 2016, she joined the Academic Doctoral Program in Administration at the University of Oeste Santa Catarina (UNOESC), contributing to his approval and working in the Area of Concentration in Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, and Territorial Dynamics, in the Line of Research in Organizational Management and Entrepreneurship. And, in the Research Group on Sustainability in Organizations. Researcher in the areas of entrepreneurship, sustentability and knowledge management. In December of 2017 she returned to contribute as Full Professor - Retired, at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC).

Vanderlei Both, University of Oeste Santa Catarina, Chapecó, SC, Brazil.

Graduate of Business Administration from the University of Oeste Santa Catarina (UNOESC). Since 2009, he has been working at the Aurora Food Central Cooperative, as Administrative Manager of the Poultry Hatchery in the city of Chapecó/SC.

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2020-12-28

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Nascimento, S., Silveira, A., & Both, V. (2020). Cognitive style, self-handicapping and entrepreneurial orientation of the employees of an agroindustry of Santa Catarina. Revista De Administração Da UFSM, 13, 1476–1494. https://doi.org/10.5902/1983465931346

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