Gerenciamento e percepção da identidade visual corporativa (IVC) nas universidades: um estudo de caso na PUC-GO

Abstract

The aim of this research was to describe and understand the phenomenon of corporate visual identity at PUC-GO under the perspective of its managers and students and to achieve this purpose, a descriptive case study approach was used as a methodological tool in order to understand the phenomenon of (CVI) with more depth. It is noted among academics and managers a need to understand this theme with a more holistic approach. There is a growing interest among organizations in taking care of their image and reputation and the visual identity plays an important role in this process. This study tried to answer the following research question: How is the management of PUC-GO held under the perspective of its managers and how is its perception viewed by its students? Secondary data were collected through university internal documents and primary data were collected through interviews with five managers and a focus group with seven students. These data were analysed using content analysis approach facing the studied theory. The findings concluded that the department responsible for the management of the visual identity is DICOM. Despite the great effort and dedication of its managers, it was discovered that the visual identity management process is complicated and presents some difficulties which resulted in some problematic identity applications. There is difficulty in the control and use of the visual identity and the assumption that the process should improve. A great feeling of respect for PUC-GO was recognized among the students, therefore, some problems regarding the understanding of the core idea of the brand were observed. One of these problems was the misunderstanding of the meaning of the symbol. Also, the research found that there was no immediate association with the values of the university and its visual identity. There were also some complaints about the visual identity implementation in various brand touchpoints, where padronization was not perceived.