CLAN-TYPE MANAGEMENT AS AN ORGANIZATIONAL ALTERNATIVE FOR CLAN-ORIENTED SOCIETIES

This research project proposes to investigate the feasibility, effectiveness, and impacts of implementing clan-type management structures in Organizations that could employ workers with low formal education and high clan-affinity. We observe an organizational paradox: while conventional organizations predominantly adopt Weberian management models developed for contexts of high education and generalized trust, most of the world does not fit that pattern as smoothly, leading to social exclusion, low productivity and high criminality. The investigation will combine theoretical analysis, multiple case studies, and experimental pilot implementation to examine how organizational structures based on stable teams, reputation-based hierarchy, autonomy with collective accountability, and tacit knowledge transmission through mentoring can simultaneously improve organizational performance and promote the social inclusion of young people with limited education. The project will contribute theoretically to organizational studies by developing an analytical framework for identifying organizational spaces appropriate for clan-like management, and practically by producing an empirically tested operational model that can inform public policies for inclusive industrial development. Keywords: Clan-like management; Tacit knowledge; Social inclusion; Organizational trust; Organizational development; Hybrid structures; Brazilian labor market You are most welcome to contribute with your views and research.