Interação entre liderança e motivação no trabalho, na percepção dos colaboradores: estudo de caso em uma rede de postos de combustíveis

Abstract

The objective of this study was to verify that leadership factors inferact with the motivation at work, in the perception of the employees of a network of Santana do Livramento RS fuel stations. Considering that organizations are increasingly concerned with the efficiency of their processes, aiming for greater productivity and competitiveness in a demanding market, it is opportune to study leadership and motivation. The leader is responsible for raising and keeping the team motivated, so that it can meet the needs of the collaborator, both intrinsic and extrinsic needs. For the leader to motivate his team the interact is fundamental enabling each collaborator of the group to follow its leader or not. For the development of the study, a quantitative research was carried out, exploratory-descriptive type. As a foundation theories of leadership and motivation. The method was the case study; as a collection tool, a structured questionnaire; and as analysis technique, content analysis. The results obtained evidenced that the style of leadership that most interact with the motivation is of the integrating type, and the factors of leadership, success, affiliation and power, not being evidenced other influencing factors, but was highlighted by the autocratic style of leadership. It can be inferred that the present study reached its objective, and it is hoped to contribute to the knowledge of the subject, besides serving as a guide to the managers of the organisation researched. The restrictions remain because it is a case study, with no pretensions to expand its results.