This paper presents a comparative analysis about the temporal evolution of normative and positive approaches as paradigms in Brazil and the US accounting research. The study is based on results of a descriptive documental research in the papers published in the Revista de Contabilidade &...

The main purpose of this study is to understand what the competences of the Management accountant are, compare to international studies and assess the existence of competences to be prioritized. This questioning has as motivation the placements of Hardern (1995), Morgan (1997), IMA (1996 e 1999)...

This paper analyzes the influence of positive accounting theory on the scientific output of postgraduate accounting programs in Brazil, by examining the scientific production reported by these programs to the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), an arm of the...

Frauds represent large losses to the global economy, and one of the main means for their containment is by means of denunciations within organizations: whistle blowing. This research aims to analyze whistle blowing within the Brazilian context, considering the influence of costs and intrinsic...

We investigated through experiments vagueness among property, plant, and equipment (PPE), intangible asset and inventory accounts. To semantic vagueness among items, epistemic vagueness is added in relation to liquidity order classification. Traditional dichotomy current/non-current...