Abstract:
This article aims to present the field of studies of the substantive rationality in the organizations, improved by the publishing of the research conducted by Serva (1997aSERVA, M. A Racionalidade substantiva demonstrada na prática administrativa., Revista de Administração de Empresas São Paulo, v. 37, n. 2, p. 18-30, 1997a.; 1997bSERVA, M. Abordagem substantiva e ação comunicativa: uma complementaridade proveitosa para a teoria das organizações., Rev. Adm. Pública v. 31, n. 2, p. 108-34, mar./abr. 1997b.) that operationalized the proposals of Guerreiro Ramos (1981GUERREIRO RAMOS, A. A nova ciência das organizações: uma reconceituação da riqueza das nações. Rio de Janeiro: FGV, 1981.) by creating a framework of analysis that allowed him to empirically verify the existence of substantive rationality in management practices. Through the bibliographic review of thirty eight scientific studies, we demonstrated the stage of expansion in which the researches of rationality in organizations are at the present, evidencing the development of this field of research in Brazil. The studies were classified into first and second generation, and were fully investigated. The analysis of these results allowed us to validate the contribution of the model to the field of organizational studies, reinforcing this line of research field and presenting new possibilities of research from the thought of Guerreiro Ramos.
Keywords:
substantive rationality; Instrumental rationality; management.
