Estudo da evidenciação do balanço social : o caso da Associação Brasileira de Tecnologia de Luz SINCROTRON (ABTLuS)

Abstract

Great amounts are made available annually by the government to the institutions related to public organizations for the development of operations aiming the benefits for the society. Public resources maintain the institutions and is necessary to keep the society informed about their actions so that the taxpayers can acknowledge what good it has effectively brought. The main objective of this work was to elaborate a Social Balance of a research and development laboratory, maintained by the federal government with several objectives, but mainly to offer a synchrotron light source for the Brazilian researchers. In order to accomplish this objective the method of a study case was used and through which the main social indicators of this institution were analysed to evaluate if the institution is complying with its social mission. The results, besides enhancing its social contribution, will serve as guidelines for the decision makers of the institution based on the collected data. A research was carried out on the main actions of the institution and what the results have brought to the community, mainly for the Brazilian scientific community. The final results of this research work, structured on a social balance proposal, give evidence that the institution is truly achieving its institutional mission and that it has contributed to the advancement of Brazilian scientific research.