O modelo da quinta disciplina: um estudo com os gestores do IFRN - Campus São Paulo do Potengi

Abstract

This work had as theorethical contribution the model of Fifth Discipline, developed by the author Peter Senge. This research searched to analyse how management activities are developed at the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte Campus São Paulo do Potengi (IFRN SPP) and how they approach the model proposed by Senge. For this purpose, the research acquired a quantitative and qualitative approach with descriptive focus based on case study. Interviews were conducted and administered questionnaire with 17 managers and responsibles for units. Some variables were chosen with the purpose to characterize the institute as a Learning Organization. The results indicated the practices of managers of IFRN-SPP are not in complete agreement with the proposed model, since it was identifield an unbalance among the five disciplines, especially the Fifth Discipline which exposed the worst performance being followed by the Shared Vision. However, since were two disciplines with High Degree of agreement and with a Medium Level of agreement if the theme is well worked in the institution, the performance of subjects who had unfavourable outcomes could be improved and the IFRN-SPP will have chances to be a Learner Institution.