Cultura Organizacional e Empresas Familiares da Marinha Grande - Estudo de Caso

this paper describes a case study initiated in 2002 which aims at a characterization of the cultural profile of a family company from marinha grande, taking into account what has been kept unchanged since its foundation and what has changed, due to internal and external factors. in this sense, we considered changes that have occurred in the family and company, giving special emphasis to the process of succession that is occuring in the present, as well as the specific characteristics of marinha grande. the study evidenced a strong and cohesive culture, constituted by basic assumptions - shared by the family and by the employees - about the values of the company, its way of functioning, its structure and organization, as well as its internal and external relations.