Organizational Facades and Voluntary Disclosure of Guidance: analysis among companies investigated by The Federal Police

ANÁLISE ENTRE EMPRESAS INVESTIGADAS PELA POLÍCIA FEDERAL

Authors

  • Vagner Alves Arantes Federal University of Paraná – UFPR
  • Franciele Machado de Souza State University of Ponta Grossa - UEPG
  • Ivonaldo Brandani Gusmão Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, UNICENTRO

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22561/cvr.v34i2.7593

Keywords:

Organized Hypocrisy, Corporate Reputation, Company Performance

Abstract

The objective of this study is to analyze the organizational facades identified in the guidance reports of the companies investigated in the operations Carne Fraca, Lava Jato and Zelotes of the Federal Police. It is questioned whether these investigations by the Federal Police, in the Carne Fraca, Lava Jato and Zelotes operations, were reflected in the organizational facades in the guidance reports of the investigated companies. The universe of the research is formed by the companies that published the guidance between 2010 and 2019 and that were the object of investigation complaint in those operations under the command of the Federal Police. It appears that the companies used the three organizational facades: Rational, Progressive and Reputation. The variability of facades found is associated with investigations carried out by the Federal Police since they impact the company's image in the market and, consequently, can influence its reputation and the way it is perceived by investors. The evidence found suggests that this scenario seems to be ideal for the construction and adoption of alternative types of organizational facades that can mask behaviors, omissions and/or adverse situations. The results allowed us to infer about how a company can use corporate disclosure to manage stakeholder perceptions. Based on events, such as those analyzed in this study, the usefulness of evaluating organizational facades for this analysis was verified.

Author Biographies

Vagner Alves Arantes, Federal University of Paraná – UFPR

Adjunct Professor at the Department of Accounting Sciences at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR). PhD in Accounting from the Graduate Program in Accounting at the Federal University of Paraná (2020). He participated in the Sandwich Doctorate at the École des Sciences de la Gestion, at the Université du Quebec à Montreal, Canada (2018-2019). Master in Administration (2013) and Bachelor in Accounting Sciences (2010) from the Federal University of Viçosa. He worked as a professor in the Accounting Sciences course at the Federal University of Viçosa-Campus Rio Paranaíba (2013-2021). He served as coordinator of the Accounting Sciences course at UFV-CRP (2013-2015). He works in the areas of Corporate Accounting and Accounting Applied to the Public Sector. He is interested in research on: Political Connections, Accounting Narrative, and Applied Accounting in the Sector.

Franciele Machado de Souza, State University of Ponta Grossa - UEPG

PhD in Accounting from the Federal University of Paraná - UFPR (2020). She has a Masters in Accounting from the Federal University of Paraná (2015). Specialist in Controllership from the Federal University of Paraná - UFPR (2013). Graduated in Accounting from the State University of Ponta Grossa - UEPG (2011). Adjunct Professor at the Accounting Department at the State University of Ponta Grossa (2021 - Current). She has professional experience in advising Small and Medium Enterprises. Researcher in the area of Environmental Accounting and Integrated Reporting. Member of the Integrated Report Monitoring Commission - Academic GT - CBARI.

Ivonaldo Brandani Gusmão, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, UNICENTRO

Doutor em Contabilidade e Finanças pela Universidade Federal do Paraná – UFPR. Professor do Curso de Ciências Contábeis na Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste – UNICENTRO, Campus Santa Cruz, Rua Padre Salvatore Renna, 875, Bairro Santa Cruz, Guarapuava, PR, 85015-430, e-mail: ivonaldo@unicentro.br, (42) 3621-1067.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0444-818X

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Published

2023-11-30

How to Cite

ARANTES, V. A.; SOUZA, F. M. de; GUSMÃO, I. B. Organizational Facades and Voluntary Disclosure of Guidance: analysis among companies investigated by The Federal Police : ANÁLISE ENTRE EMPRESAS INVESTIGADAS PELA POLÍCIA FEDERAL. Contabilidade Vista & Revista, [S. l.], v. 34, n. 2, p. 125–151, 2023. DOI: 10.22561/cvr.v34i2.7593. Disponível em: https://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/contabilidadevistaerevista/article/view/7593. Acesso em: 30 jun. 2024.