QUAIS OS ARTEFATOS DA CONTABILIDADE GERENCIAL UTILIZADOS PELOS DIRIGENTES DAS MICRO E PEQUENAS EMPRESAS BRASILEIRAS?
QUAIS OS ARTEFATOS DA CONTABILIDADE GERENCIAL UTILIZADOS PELOS DIRIGENTES DAS MICRO E PEQUENAS EMPRESAS BRASILEIRAS?
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.547162606017
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Palavras-chave: contabilidade gerencial; artefatos contábeis e gerenciais; pequena empresa; microempresa.
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Keywords: managerial accounting; management and accounting artifacts; small businesses; micro businesses.
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Abstract: This paper presents the result of a research which identifies managerial accounting artifacts used by the heads of small businesses. This study is characterized by its exploratory nature and bibliographic research in order to contribute to the knowledge and studies about the theme. In general, the managerial artifacts are classified in traditional and modern ones or they are related to managerial planning activities or management performance and assessment and control. Five traditional artifacts and one modern were identified according to Xavier and Carmo Filho (2015). Concerning the managerial accounting artifacts related to management activities, from the fifteen perceived in this study, the most recurring ones were: price formation (6 mentions); contribution margin, business budget and break even point (5 mentions). The most discussed artifacts related to management performance from a number of eight were: cash flow statement (8 mentions) and liquidity, profitability and debt ratios (6 mentions). Eventually, from thirteen control artifacts, the most mentioned were: accounts payable and receivable and stock control (5 mentions); expenditure and revenue control and variable costing (4 mentions). Such findings show that there is not a consensus on the use of artifacts, demanding more in-depth discussions and longitudinal studies to analyse the need of adaptations of artifacts to the characteristics of small businesses as well as the impact of adoption/changing of artifacts in the process of decision making.
- Alexandre Farias Albuquerque
- Cleston Alexandre dos Santos
- Lucas de Lima Souza