ESTÁGIOS DE CRESCIMENTO: Um estudo em empresas do setor financeiro na região oeste do Paraná

This study aims to verify in which classify if the growth stage of the companies under study, differ from each other. The methodology used is characterized as descriptive, carried out through survey, with quantitative approach of the problem and data analysis through Tukey Test and ANOVA. The research universe included 238 respondents, 80 from public banks, 63 from private banks and 95 from credit unions, companies belonging to the territorial base of the Bankers Union based in Cascavel, PR, with a non-probabilistic and convenience sample, comprising the from May to June 2017. The data collection was performed by applying a questionnaire directed to managers and employees with decision-making power in the companies under study. The results show that public and private banks have characteristics of the fourth stages of growth. Although the average of the responses indicates a transition phase between the third stage. However, cooperatives differ from other banks (public and private) in that they have third-stage characteristics, as they have high growth rates in both sales and headcount, internal structure and communication are becoming more and more individuals are taking on specialized roles.