Gestão de Pessoas e Inovações Gerenciais: um Estudo Baseado em Cognições de Gestores

Abstract

Study objectives: To analyze the perception of managers about the relationship between people management (PM) practices and the implementation of managerial innovations, from managers’ cognitions. Methodology / approach: By qualitative approach, 16 managers were heard through semi-structured interviews, using the “cards technique”. Content analysis was performed. Main results: PM practices act as facilitators of managerial innovations implemented by managers. "Involvement of people" and "training, development and education" were the practices perceived as the most relevant for the implementation of managerial innovations, and “rewards” was the least relevant. Academic contributions: This article contributes to the field of strategic PM, in the sense that, when PM establishes long-term planning aligned with organizational objectives and implements specific management practices, this collaborates with the generation and implementation of managerial innovations. Managerial innovations were highlighted, seeking to clarify the conception of managers, as well as obtaining the main examples of innovative practices and processes performed by them. The methodological contribution of this article is highlighted with the use of the “cards technique”, as an alternative for the field of organizational studies in the understanding of managerial cognitions. Practical contributions: This study provides the strategic GP with information so that managers can invest in strategic planning in order to prioritize the practices perceived as most relevant for the implementation of managerial innovations, in addition to increasing and remodeling those perceived as less relevant.

Keywords: Managerial innovations. People management practices. Managerial cognitions.