Effects of budget favorability on the relationship between participation, attitudes and managerial performance

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https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8069.2022.e82385

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Altitude, Growth, Proportionality, School children.

Abstract

The research seeks to assess the intervening effects of budget favorability on the relationship between budgetary participation, attitudes towards budget decision makers (trust in the supervisor and organizational commitment) and managerial performance. The descriptive research was carried out through a survey and quantitative data approach (path analysis), with a sample of 156 managers with budgetary responsibility in large Brazilian industrial organizations. The results show that budgetary participation and budget favorability interact to directly influence managerial attitudes related to trust in the supervisor and organizational commitment. Such interactions consequently exert a direct and joint influence on managerial performance. In view of the analyzed sample, we conclude that budget favorability influences the relationship between budgetary participation, attitudes towards budget decision makers and managerial performance. These results contribute to the literature by deepening the understanding of the conditions for obtaining better managerial performance in the budgetary context and the intervening effects of budget favorability.

Author Biographies

Vinícius Costa da Silva Zonatto, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)

Pós-Doutor em Ciências Contábeis (UNISINOS)

Doutor em Ciências Contábeis e Administração (FURB)

Professor do Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Contábeis (UFSM), Santa Maria/RS, Brasil

Fellipe André Jacomossi, Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB)

Doutorando em Ciências Contábeis e Administração pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Contábeis (FURB), Blumenau/SC, Brasil

Daiani Schlup, Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB)

Doutoranda em Ciências Contábeis e Administração pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Contábeis (FURB), Blumenau/SC, Brasil

Fernanda Souto Machado, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)

Mestranda em Ciências Contábeis pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Contábeis (UFSM), Santa Maria/RS, Brasil

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Published

2022-01-27

How to Cite

Zonatto, V. C. da S., Jacomossi, F. A., Schlup, D., & Machado, F. S. . (2022). Effects of budget favorability on the relationship between participation, attitudes and managerial performance. Revista Contemporânea De Contabilidade, 19(50), 161–178. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8069.2022.e82385

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