An analysis of the insertion of sustainability in in belief systems and boundaries of the hotel enterprises in Bonito (MS, Brazil)

Authors

  • Rachel Matos Rocha : Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS
  • Milton Augusto Pasquotto Mariani : Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS
  • Dyego de Oliveira Arruda Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Suckow da Fonseca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
  • Luiz Miguel Renda dos Santos Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34024/rbecotur.2019.v12.6729

Keywords:

System of Beliefs, Limit System, Corporate Sustainability

Abstract

Based on the current need for organizations to adopt sustainable practices as strategies of competitive advantage, the aim of this study was to analyze how the sustainable practices of hotel enterprises in Bonito / MS are inserted in their belief and boundary systems. The epistemology of this research is constructivist, with qualitative approach, by the relationship of partnership between subject and object to be researched, through empirical observation. The following data collection instruments were used: a) documents and b) semi-structured interviews. The main data collection instrument used in this research was the semi-structured interviews. Through the interviews it was possible to realize that the three hotels have many practices of conservation of natural resources and social responsibility. It was concluded that although their belief and boundary systems are well defined, many of their sustainable practices are not perceived by managers as artifacts of these same systems.

Author Biographies

  • Rachel Matos Rocha, : Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS

    Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Contábeis da UFMS

  • Milton Augusto Pasquotto Mariani, : Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS

    Doutor em Geografia Humana pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP). É professor do quadro permanente da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS). Orienta nos programas de Mestrado e Doutorado acadêmicos em Administração, e no programa de Mestrado Profissional em Estudos Fronteiriços, ambos pela Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)

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Published

2019-08-19

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 4 (2019): agosto-outubro/2019

Section

Artigos

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How to Cite

ROCHA, Rachel Matos; MARIANI, Milton Augusto Pasquotto; ARRUDA, Dyego de Oliveira; SANTOS, Luiz Miguel Renda dos. An analysis of the insertion of sustainability in in belief systems and boundaries of the hotel enterprises in Bonito (MS, Brazil). Brazilian Journal of Ecotourism, [S. l.], v. 12, n. 4, 2019. DOI: 10.34024/rbecotur.2019.v12.6729. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unifesp.br/index.php/ecoturismo/article/view/6729. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.
Received 2019-01-31
Accepted 2019-06-24
Published 2019-08-19