Saindo da “torre de marfim” dos estudos organizacionais críticos: a pesquisa-ação aliada a ferramentas colaborativas do dragon dreaming no caso da astriflores

Abstract

The “ivory tower” metaphor is sometimes used to criticize the critical organizational studies detachment from praxis. In this sense, the objective of this article is to point out a possible exit out of this tower by means of a technical-methodological proposal applied in an empirical case in the Association of Collectors and Sorters of Recyclable Materials of Florestal/MG (Astriflores). An action research was carried out in the context of Astriflores allied to the application of the Dragon Dreaming collaborative methodology. Lasting for two years, the project had positive results for the members and for the community of Florestal/MG in general, with the improvement of the selective collection in the municipality. In addition to the practical results, our technical-methodological path also allowed reflections on the collaborative process and on the generation of critical knowledge in an organizational context, considering the dynamics between objectivity and subjectivity and between theory and practice.