Práticas de controladoria adotadas em empresas de setores sob regulação governamental sediadas no Brasil

Abstract

The objective of the presented master´s thesis is to analyze the controllership practices adopted by companies under government regulation in the context of their real applicability. It attempted to raise the managment accouting practices, identify which stages of development according to the IFAC these practices are classified and whether these practices differ from those used by non-regulated segments. It is a descriptive research with a quantitative approach. The controllership practices were selected from studies whose researchers listed the most used ones. After this step applies to Delphi methodology in order to identify, in the opinion of experts, which the most commonly used practices. The Delphi methodology was applied on these variables in order to identify, according to experts, which were the most common practices used. The 27 (twenty-seven) practices had been validated, and then a questionnaire was made. The number of companies invited to take the survey was 49 (forty-nine). The survey sample consisted of 14 (fourteen) companies listed on the BOVESPA utility segment, covering electricity companies, water and sanitation and gas, representing 29% (twenty-night percent) of the sample. Data analysis process was performed using descriptive statistics, average ranking and analysis of variance. Data collection began on June 28th, 2015 and ended on October 15th, 2015. The main results within the perception of managers regarding the 14 respondent companies indicate that the most common used controllership practices are net present value, strategic planning, quantitative analysis (simulations) and analysis of the capital of cost. It was observed that the adoption of certain practices differs from its level of use. Already the less used practices by companies are standard cost, inventory management - just in time, flexible budget, cost life cycle and cost of capital. It was also possible to identify improvement on the development stages of the practices established by IFAC, companies are adopting practices classified in the fourth stage, showing improvement over previous surveys.