Liderança transformacional e estratégias de resiliência: percepção de líderes e trabalhadores de São Jerônimo – RS frente às inundações ocorridas em 2024

• Ano de defesa: 2025
• Autor(a) principal: Porto, Claudia Janete Lamberty
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Brasil; UFSM; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração; Centro de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
• Palavras-chave em Português: Liderança transformacional; Resiliência; Mudança climática; Transformational leadership; Resilience; Climate change; CNPQ::CIENCIAS SOCIAIS APLICADAS::ADMINISTRACAO
• Link de acesso: http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/37080

Given the problems caused by the impacts of climate change, it is necessary to seek mitigation strategies aimed at strengthening communities. In May 2024, the state of Rio Grande do Sul experienced the greatest climate catastrophe in its history; the intensity of the rains affected municipalities throughout the state, causing floods, inundations and landslides that caused destruction and suffering to the population. This study refers to the municipality of São Jerônimo, in Rio Grande do Sul, located in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, which is the object of study of this research, where part of the city was completely affected. Among the various public and private iniciatives involved, leaders and workers mobilized to confront and mitigate physical and psychological damage. The relevance attributed to aspects of leadership becomes evident in crisis scenarios, in which unexpected situations or extreme events produce highly relevant and potentially disruptive consequences. On these occasions, leadership, through interactions stemming from a relational process, has the capacity to facilitate adaptive processes and promote group cohesion, preventing degradation and contributing to the building of resilience. It is in this scenario that this study, supported by the Transformational Leadership approach (idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration) and Resilience (learning, trust, and engagement), developed the theoretical model based on the defined constructs, identifying the variables a priori. Its objective was to analyze the characteristics of transformational leadership that contributed to resilience strategies in the perception of leaders and workers in São Jerônimo-RS, in the face of the floods that occurred in May 2024. The research is classified as descriptive, qualitative in nature, conducted through a case study. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from leaders and workers, constituting the research instrument. The results allowed us to identify that transformational leadership contributes to resilience strategies and promotes holistic development, capable of uniting strategy and sensitivity in crisis contexts; that true inspiration arises from the coherence between what is said, what is done, and how people are cared for; that it promotes deep bonds capable of emotionally sustaining those involved and strengthening social cohesion in times of adversity; that it manifests itself in the relationship between values and actions; and that its strength lies in the ability to mobilize people through example and empathy.