Autogestão: promessas e desafios

Abstract

The paper initially defines self-management, with emphasis on the fact that a truly democratic ownership structure hinges on more effective employee participation in corporate decision making to ensure core content to self-management. Next, it list and reviews the possible outcomes of self-management and problems faced by self-managed companies, and discusses the importance of institutional support to self-managed companies. The article concludes with a short analysis of BNDES action in this area. This article takes a comprehensive but concise look at employee sharing in company profits or income. To do so, it outlines the different approaches, modalities, existing examples and legal framework on the matter at hand, focusing on the perspective of the key social players involved. Finally, the author offers some suggestions on how to include the issue within the scope of BNDES actions.