Práticas Inovadoras e Estilo de Liderança na Gestão Pública Municipal Paraense

Abstract

This article deals with the relationship between innovative practice and leadership style in municipal management. The international literature has demonstrated this relationship by focusing the analysis on internal variables (organization manager profile) and external (political system, institutional drawing). The objective of the research was to check how the manager's leadership style influences the adoption of innovative practices. Were selected four innovative practices in three municipalities in different regions of the state of Pará. Data collection procedure were done by means of documents on innovative practices, a survey with 69 servers and interviews with managers (secretaries and mayors). The results indicate that the experiences promoted the integration of the areas and levels of government, indicating the possibility of replication, but restricted to a few policies. The leadership style was considered positive for the adoption of practices. Concludes that the creative and innovative practices depend on the leadership style of the manager, the institutional environment, the legitimacy of the organization and authority vested in the manager. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]