Orientación emprendedora y religión: el pastor como emprendedor

In recent decades Brazil has witnessed radical changes in its religious composition, with rapid expansion of Evangelical communities. Within these communities there exist various religious associations in which pastors play a key role. Using the theoretical framework of Entrepreneurial Orientation,...

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Authors: Corrêa, Victor Silva, Vale, Gláucia Maria Vasconcellos, Cruz, Marina de Almeida
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2017
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repository:Revista de Administração (São Paulo)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/135259
Online Access:https://revistas.usp.br/rausp/article/view/135259
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Entrepreneurial orientation
Entrepreneurship
Religion
Pastor
Independent Neopentecostal churches
Orientación emprendedora
Iniciativa empresarial
Religión
Iglesias neopentecostales independientes
Orientação empreendedora
Empreendedorismo
Religião
Igrejas Neopentecostais Independentes
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Summary:In recent decades Brazil has witnessed radical changes in its religious composition, with rapid expansion of Evangelical communities. Within these communities there exist various religious associations in which pastors play a key role. Using the theoretical framework of Entrepreneurial Orientation, and based on interviews with 20 Neopentecostal pastors in Belo Horizonte/Minas Gerais, this article shows that, in their work developing their churches, pastors exhibit characteristically entrepreneurial behavior (innovation, proactivity, competitive aggressiveness, risk-taking, autonomy). This study further demonstrates the importance and explanatory power of the Entrepreneurial Orientation theoretical framework and may open new research perspectives for social managers, social scholars and practitioners in related fields.