Abstract

COSTA, Mário; RAMOS, Amílcar  and  PORTELA, Sofia. The influence of Third Sector Organizations in Social and Environmental behavior of Companies located in the Industrial Pole of Manaus. Rev. Portuguesa e Brasileira de Gestão [online]. 2014, vol.13, n.1, pp.14-27. ISSN 1645-4464.

This paper investigates the influence of Third Sector Organizations (TSO) in Social and Environmental behavior of Companies located in the Industrial Pole of Manaus (PIM). This aims to determine which TSO bring most of the changes in those companies, how they relate to them, what makes them change routes and what are the strategies applied to achieving their goals. A methodological procedure integrating the phenomenologist and positivism approaches was developed using qualitative and quantitative data. Data collection from enterprises occurred through a structured questionnaire applied to executives, and among the selected TSO most likely to influence CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), whose directors were interviewed. The theoretical framework was based on the specialized scientific literature about the relationship between organizations from the third sector and companies which also allowed realizing that this type of organization is a new sector in global governance and that they have antagonistic behaviors in relation to companies. The results reveal that the relationship between companies and TSO at the PIM varies between extremely friendly and conflicting and the TSO use different strategies in the field of CSR. Finally, the article concluded the existence of a wide influence of the vast majority of TSO in companies, standing out the certifiers, and that this influence will be even greater in the coming years.

Keywords : Third Sector; Businesses; Global Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility.

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