EFFECT OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS ON THE BUDGETARY FUNCTIONS IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR

Authors

  • Ângela Bilk Universidade Regional de Blumenau-FURB
  • Marcia Zanievicz da Silva Universidade Regional de Blumenau – FURB
  • Carlos Eduardo Facin Lavarda Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – UFSC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22561/cvr.v32i1.5663

Keywords:

Contingency theory, Planning, Resource allocation, Performance evaluation, Economic crisis

Abstract

The study aimed at evaluating the relationship of uncertainties, in an environment of economic crisis, and endogenous variables with the use of the budget in Santa Catarina industries. To this end, it has contingency theory as a theoretical framework. The research is characterized as a descriptive, survey, and quantitative, covering 258 industries in Santa Catarina/Brazil that use the budget as a management tool. It was found that the perception of uncertainty in an environment of economic crisis is related to the use of the budget, changing the use of budget functions. A positive relationship was noted for the planning and resource allocation functions, i.e., such budget functions have their relevance expanded in times of economic crisis. On the contrary, performance evaluation has obtained a negative relationship, being less used in the period of oscillations caused by the economic crisis. Finally, we conclude that in the context of Santa Catarina/Brazil industries, the uncertainties generated by the economic crisis environment, analyzed together with endogenous variables (strategy, size, and life cycle), modify the budget functions. The study contributed to the survey in managerial accounting by broadening the understanding of the use of budget functions in periods of economic crisis.

Author Biographies

Ângela Bilk, Universidade Regional de Blumenau-FURB

Doutoranda em Ciências Contábeis e Administração pela Fundação Universidade Regional de Blumenau – FURB. Professora do Departamento de Ciências Contábeis e Administração da Uniasselvi na Graduação.

Marcia Zanievicz da Silva, Universidade Regional de Blumenau – FURB

Doutora em Ciências Contábeis e Administração pela Fundação Universidade Regional de Blumenau. Professora da FURB no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Contábeis.

Carlos Eduardo Facin Lavarda, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – UFSC

Doutor em Contabilidade pela Universidade de Valência. Professor do Departamento de Ciências Contábeis da UFSC na Graduação e Pós-Graduação. Bolsista CNPq.

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Published

2021-03-02

How to Cite

BILK, Ângela; ZANIEVICZ DA SILVA, M. .; EDUARDO FACIN LAVARDA, C. . EFFECT OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS ON THE BUDGETARY FUNCTIONS IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR . Contabilidade Vista & Revista, [S. l.], v. 32, n. 1, p. 160–182, 2021. DOI: 10.22561/cvr.v32i1.5663. Disponível em: https://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/contabilidadevistaerevista/article/view/5663. Acesso em: 18 jul. 2024.

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