Name: MARILIA DE SOUZA BREDA
Publication date: 11/12/2025
Examining board:
Name |
Role |
|---|---|
| AMANDA SOARES ZAMBELLI FERRETI | Examinador Externo |
| PRISCILLA DE OLIVEIRA MARTINS DA SILVA | Examinador Interno |
| RUBENS DE ARAUJO AMARO | Presidente |
Summary: This study, grounded in phenomenography—a research method aimed at
understanding the different ways in which a phenomenon is experienced—sought to
analyze the management conceptions held by veterinarian managers and their
relationship with the development of managerial competencies in the context of
veterinary clinics. This qualitative and descriptive research was conducted through indepth
individual interviews with 30 veterinarian managers of veterinary clinics located
in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. The data were analyzed based on
phenomenographic protocols, enabling the identification of qualitative variations in the
ways management is understood and experienced. The results revealed four
management conceptions—(1) management as operational control; (2) management
as the mediation of people and processes; (3) management as continuous learning;
and (4) management as strategic integration—which were systematized in a summary
table that outlines the main characteristics of each conception. The study
demonstrated that the way veterinarian managers understand management directly
influences their everyday practices, their interactions with team members, their
strategic decision-making, their approaches to managerial learning, and the
managerial competencies they develop. From a theoretical perspective, the research
contributes to broadening the debate on managerial competencies in the field of animal
health, reinforcing the importance of continuous and reflective learning in professional
development and consolidating the field of management in veterinary medicine through
references from the administrative sciences.
