O Papel das cooperativas de trabalho no contexto das transformações da sociedade brasileira: um estudo do caso no Município do Rio de Janeiro

The changes that have occurred in the Brazilian work market, mainly due to the opening of the economy in the 90th decade, have caused, as a consequence, the unemployment in the formal sector, with the reduction of posts of work in the industry and the precarization of the laborwork. In order to face these questions, it¿s necessary an analysis of the alternative measures, among them, the creation of the cooperative societies, which have increased about 90,8% in the last years. The purpose of this study is to identify and to analyze the functions of the work cooperatives, just in face of the changes of the Brazilian society. The analysis was directed towards a group of eight work cooperatives that work in lots of areas of professionals in the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro. The study reveals the existence of false work cooperatives, whose sole purpose is to intermediate the handiwork with the intention of benefiting enterprises that intend to decrease their own costs of production, just contributing for the precarization of the relations of work. The structure of the Judicial Power offers solutions that protect the workers who are exploited through fraudulent actions, by the false cooperatives, handiworkers. It can be noticed that this structure is enough to answer the challenges presented. It means that it is too bad to apprehend the revival of the work cooperativism and that it must be combated. Of course, it is maniqueist conception that distorts reality and disdains positive aspects of cooperative system. The results of the search have permitted to point out the main characteristics of the work cooperatives analyzed, the profile of the cooperative workers, and also the main obstacles to the development of the cooperative system in Brazil today . A long the analysis of tributary and labor questions and about the participation of the cooperative workers in the management of the cooperative - the most questionable points - it could be observed the development of real cooperative practices, trying to establish the differences between these and the fraudulent ones, also studied in this work. This study represents a contribution to all those who intend to study new relations of work in a critical away and from experiences in development.

Cooperativas Incubadas e Dialogicidade

The present paper studies the case of cooperatives incubated at Technology Incubator of Popular Cooperatives that belongs to the Alberto Luiz Coimbra Engineering Graduate and Research Institute (COPPE) in the scope of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Is analyzes if occurs the dialogic process in its management endorsed by Habermas's Critic Theory and the Paraecomomic Model of Guerreiro Ramos. For that, the study is based on conceptual frameworks enclosing Critic Theory as well as Solidary Economy, Cooperativism and Incubators. Its historical roots and the movement in Brazil. The paper presented finals conclusions closes with a set of recommendations to extend the research field as well as its applicability.

As cooperativas de trabalho médico no Brasil: uma proposta de arquitetura organizacional

Este trabalho apresenta o estudo das dimensões organizacionais mais relevantes na arquitetura organizacional das cooperativas de trabalho médico. À luz do arcabouço teórico de alguns autores especialistas em organizações e cooperativas, buscou-se compreender, discutir e analisar, quais as possibilidades e a aplicabilidade de tais pressupostos. Fez-se uma retrospectiva histórica sobre o cooperativismo e, em especial o cooperativismo de trabalho médico, com o objetivo de identificar em quais bases foram construídas e quais as necessidades a serem satisfeitas desde a sua criação. Buscamos dentro da bibliografia disponível sobre o assunto, identificar em cada autor a sua visão sobre a problemática da gestão em cooperativas e os possíveis apontamentos para as praticas gerenciais. Constatamos que existe uma convergência de opiniões dos diversos autores sobre o tema, principalmente quanto à profissionalização da gestão nas cooperativas e, 'a falta de um modelo único capaz de cotejar as nuances de cada organização. Concluiu-se que, pela complexidade dos empreendimentos cooperativos e pelas exigências do mercado, não é mais possível que as cooperativas mantenham dirigentes amadores em seu corpo diretivo. Constatou-se também não ser possível propor um esboço sequer de uma estrutura organizacional, pela complexidade e pelo alto grau de especificidade das cooperativas atualmente.