Liderança e poder: percepção em uma empresa prestadora de serviços para a indústria do petróleo

Abstract

In the last decades the study of Leadership and Power has been intensified and this is due to the importance that the development of the leaders brings to the companies. These need leaders who exert power over a group of people who have behaviors directed toward the common goals of the company. The present research aims to identify the relationship between leadership and power in a service company for the petroleum industry in terms of tactical and operational levels. Descriptive research was used, with the application of a questionnaire and interview. The various aspects of the relationship between leadership and power will be analyzed, according to relevant Theories and concepts in the area of People Management. The results revealed that the leadership style found may be democratic, power is delegated by the highest hierarchical levels and the relationship between leadership and power is based on the set of laws and norms distributed according to the hierarchical levels.