Perspectives of organizational culture in the Brazilian oil, gas and biofuels companies
International Journal of Energy Sector Management
ISSN: 1750-6220
Article publication date: 24 November 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to analyze the aspects of the organizational culture (OC) of companies operating in the Brazilian oil, gas and biofuels (O&G) sector based on semistructured interviews with managers of these organizations and its content analysis.
Design/methodology/approach
This research was conducted based on semistructured interviews with 12 managers of Brazilian O&G companies and analyzed with a computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software, namely, MAXQDA™.
Findings
The results make it possible to obtain the perception of managers about OC, generally understood as a set of attributes and variables of social order, supported by the historical–culturalist theoretical approach. Information about the explicit and implicit manifestation of culture, as well as the evaluation of the most appropriate research instruments and metrics, were also obtained after the interviews.
Originality/value
This study presents detailed results about OC and its characteristics in the perception of managers of the O&G companies that operate in the Brazilian market.
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Citation
Reis, A.D. and Veríssimo, J.M.C. (2023), "Perspectives of organizational culture in the Brazilian oil, gas and biofuels companies", International Journal of Energy Sector Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJESM-07-2023-0001
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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