A influência dos aspectos cognitivos e afetivos nas ações de mulheres empreendedoras nas diferentes fases de desenvolvimento do negócio

Abstract

The present research aims to explain how cognitive and affective aspects influence the actions of entrepreneurs women at different stages of development of a business. Due to this direction, it is guided by a model that suggests that the affective aspects are most influential in the actions of entrepreneurs in the early stages of a project and, as this develops, cognitive factors become more present. To better demarcate such periods of evolution, an approach that identifies five stages of development of a business has been integrated. In the theoretical framework are treated entrepreneurship and the particularity of women in this theme, the entrepreneurial attributes and characteristics of each development phase of a business. In methodological terms, this is an exploratory study of a qualitative nature. The sampling is not probabilistic, selected intentionally between the entrepreneurs of the city of Currais Novos, which is in the Seridó region of Rio Grande do Norte State. Two women leading businesses were selected into each of the five stages, resulting ten semistructured interviews type. The technique used for qualitative data analysis was the thematic content analysis which identify the units of meaning that make up the communication in question and whose presence or appearance frequency represent any significance on the chosen analytical objective. Among the results, this survey found that in the birth stage the investigated entrepreneurs act influenced by emotional aspects, such as independence, passion for entrepreneurship and willingness to do what they like and in the following stages, when there is a perceived need for better organization , planning, goal setting and training partnerships become sought. In addition, aspects such as perseverance, initiative, courage and achievement by doing what you love remain influencing, bringing the conclusion that the influence of cognitive grows, but with the influence of affective aspects. This research confirms the relevance of the proposed model, both leading to cognitive and affective aspects suggested, that were actually identified as relevant to the actions of entrepreneurs, as the variation of these aspects in the development of enterprises. The interviews emerged fear as an emotional aspect that permeates the action of entrepreneurs in the renewal phase and negotiation skills, as a cognitive aspect highlighted by the entrepreneurial decline phase, suggesting the incorporation of these two aspects in future studies that explain this relationship between entrepreneurs.