It is not allowed the use for commercial purposes. Este artigo pode ser copiado, distribuído, exibido, transmitido ou adaptado desde que citados, de forma clara e explícita, o nome da revista, a edição, o ano e as páginas nas quais o artigo foi publicado originalmente, mas sem sugerir que a RAM endosse a reutilização do artigo. Esse termo de licenciamento deve ser explicitado para os casos de reutilização ou distribuição para terceiros. Não é permitido o uso para fins comerciais. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
OTACÍLIO TORRES VILAS-BOASTribunal Regional do Trabalho da 2ª Região, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
EDUARDO PAES BARRETO DAVELUniversidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
MARCELO DE SOUZA BISPOUniversidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. ABSTRACT Objective: This article proposes the study of leadership as cultural practice, adding the cultural dimension to research on leadership as practice. Originality/Value: While the advances of practice-based studies are considerable in organizational learning and strategy, research on leadership as practice is scarce. Within the field of leadership as practice, in which no research has integrated the cultural dimension, this article formulates and discusses leadership as cultural practice, because it understands that culture is a fundamental element in not only orienting how organizational practices are constructed, but also in how leaders make and base their decisions, as well as act and interact. Design/methodology/approach: The first step of this research is the review of the studies on leadership as practice. The second is to bring these studies closer to those dealing with cultural leadership and culture as practice. The third step is to discuss the implications of the proposal of leadership as cultural practice.
Findings:The results of the research allow to enlarge and improve the study of leadership, considering it not only as practice, but also as cultural practice. Implications for future research are discussed.