A prática da Controladoria nas maiores sociedades cooperativas agroindustriais do Estado do Paraná

Abstract

The study examined the characteristics of the controller identified in cooperative societies to complement the studies of researchers linked to the accounting features and functions on the controller. The approach in the agribusiness segment is justified by its economic representativeness in Brazil and the type of cooperative society by corporate structuring. The technique predominantly qualitative approach in defining the profile of research, this, is structured from the perspective of exploratory and descriptive typology. The research instruments adopted for construction of the dissertation highlights the direct and indirect structured interviews. The research sought to understand the practices used by companies controlling most of Paraná agribusiness cooperatives, and what is its adherence to the basic conceptual framework of controllership - ECBC proposal by Borinelli (2006). The multiple case study researched the top five cooperative societies in the state, justified by the same accessibility through the pre-test used in two of them and their representation in the regional economy and Brazil. The research corroborated with qualitative studies on the phenomenon as controllership management unit and its functions, and identified important points for the treatment of basic conceptual framework. The research concluded that in cooperatives, no adhesion by typical roles within the Basic Conceptual Structure of Controllership (ECBC) as defends Borinelli (2006). In the case of clusters studied in conceptual structure, the basic examination in five cases evidenced by partial adhesion in two cases and by not applying in other, therefore allows us to conclude that the framework does not apply to cooperatives