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In which direction is budgeting moving? A report in large firms of Spain

In this paper we provide evidence on the budgetary practice of 135 large firms located in Spain. The results have allowed us to evaluate a wide range of weakness attributed to the traditional budgeting approach, still called into question, as well as to discern towards what emerging paradigm budget...

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Published in:Contaduría, administración administración, 2013-08, Vol.58 (4), p.59-93
Main Author: Rodríguez Rivero, Edilberto J.
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Language:English
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Summary:In this paper we provide evidence on the budgetary practice of 135 large firms located in Spain. The results have allowed us to evaluate a wide range of weakness attributed to the traditional budgeting approach, still called into question, as well as to discern towards what emerging paradigm budget is aligned the practice analyzed. Evidence shows that the budgetary approach used by the firms have managed to resolve many of the weakness imputed to the traditional budgeting. At the same time, we note that in the most of the cases studied these procedures are in line with the conceptual ideas defended by the Better Budgeting. En este trabajo se ofrecen evidencias de la práctica presupuestaria de 135 empresas de gran tamaño localizadas en España. Los datos obtenidos nos han permitido evaluar un amplio abanico de deficiencias atribuidas al procedimiento presupuestario tradicional, aún hoy puestas en entredicho, así como vislumbrar hacia qué paradigma presupuestario emergente se alinea la práctica analizada. Los resultados obtenidos ponen de manifiesto que los procedimientos presupuestarios empleados por las empresas estudiadas solventan gran parte de las limitaciones atribuidas a la gestión presupuestaria tradicional. Al mismo tiempo observamos que en la mayor parte de los casos estudiasos dichos procedimientos se encuentran en línea con la propuesta conceptual del Better Budgeting.
ISSN:0186-1042
DOI:10.1016/S0186-1042(13)71234-8