There is global agreement that in today's business environment an integrated approach to communication is a necessity. Although there is a need to evaluate the application and quality of integrated communication, after almost 20 years of existence, it is still viewed as a difficult concept to implement. Definitions of integrated communication still vary, with no universal consensus. Although the literature on communications does propose various implementation models for evaluating integrated communication, these models are predominantly marketing-related, with parameters pertaining to the customer-experience. As such, these models have serious shortcomings when it comes to measuring the employee-experience. In this study, employee relationships are seen as the building blocks of the strategic management of communication between an organisation and its external publics. Recognising this significance of employee relationships two decades ago, Cutlip, Center, and Broom (1985) proposed that no organisational relationships are as important as those with employees. They advocated that the first step in promoting positive external relationships is achieving good internal communication. The central thrust is that employees who are truly customer-focused need to work within an employee-centric environment. Customarily, the traditional internal communication audit is used to evaluate the employee environment, employee perceptions of communication and employee attitudes. However, traditional audits have limitations when it comes to measuring integration. Traditional audits do not evaluate the role of the employee in building customer relationships, or the extent to which employees are integrated into an organisation. There is, therefore, a need to extend the traditional internal communication audit, so as to evaluate integrated internal communication and its application and quality. Duncan (2001) maintains that integrated communication must first exist internally if a company is to effectively communicate externally. Therefore, the primary research objective of this study was to develop a measuring instrument (using elements from existing audits and models) to evaluate integrated internal communication. This entailed a literature review to determine the theoretical status of the concept of integrated communication and internal communication. A measuring instrument was then developed to evaluate integrated internal communication. The second objective was to apply the developed instrument so as to measure employee perceptions of communication at the International Colleges Group (ICG). These perceptions were measured through a group administered perception survey and personal interviews. Research results where used to determine the extent of integrated internal communication at ICG in accordance with four identifiable stages. Findings signifyed some success in the first stage of integrated communication. However, there was no indication of integrated communication in the later stages. The final objective was to test the shortcomings of the proposed instrument. / Communication Science / M.A. (specialisation in Organisational Communication Research and Practice)

This study attempted to discover the role of internal auditors in the professional development of audit committee members, leading to enhanced performance, through the provision of induction programmes and professional development opportunities to committee members, with due regard for the principles of good governance and international best practices. A secondary aim of this study was to propose methods to improve the relationship between the internal audit activity and audit committees in providing additional support to its members. The audit committee's needs and requirements were assessed by using the audit committee charter as the basis in identifying the responsibilities of the committee and the professional development needs of committee members in an organisation. It was found that a framework for the induction and professional development of audit committee members would be most useful to internal auditors to assist audit committees to meet their requirements and improve their performance. / Auditing / M. Com.

The purpose of quality control within internal auditing functions is to ensure that internal auditing functions add value by providing a quality service. The aim of this research project was to investigate the importance of quality control within internal auditing functions as prescribed by the standards and guidelines of the internal auditing profession. It was also attempted to determine to what extent these standards and guidelines are applied within internal auditing functions in South Africa. The study concluded that quality control is not adequately applied within all internal auditing functions in South Africa. Compliance with the internal auditing standards (implemented on 1 January 2002) should contribute to improve the situation. The internal auditors’ professional body should motivate internal auditing functions to exercise quality control according to the internal auditing standards. This will uplift the image of the internal auditing profession and ensure the future existence of internal auditing functions. / Auditing / M.Comm.

A company’s board of directors is ultimately responsible for putting effective corporate governance (CG) structures in place as mechanisms to enhance its accountability to stakeholders. An audit committee (AC), which is a subcommittee of the board, is one component of the company’s CG structures. In South Africa, legislation, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) listing requirements, and the King code and report of Governance for South Africa 2009 (King III) deal with the composition and responsibilities of ACs. As the shares of AltX listed companies, which are categorised as high-growth potential, small to medium-sized listed companies, are traded publicly, they are required to comply with the Companies Act and to establish an AC according to the Act’s composition requirements to fulfil mandatory responsibilities. In terms of the JSE listing requirements, AltX listed companies must appoint an AC or explain their reason(s) for not doing so. As the total market capitalisation of AltX listed companies has increased by 87% over the past three years, greater numbers of stakeholder groups are being affected. Since stakeholder groups are protected when companies implement effective CG processes, the purpose of this study is to understand the way in which the AC of an AltX listed company, as an example of a high-growth potential, small to medium-sized listed company, adds value to the company and its stakeholders. Attributes that contribute to the value added by ACs were identified as being the characteristics of AC members; the fulfilment of responsibilities through optimised activities; and the fulfilment of responsibilities by maintaining healthy relationships with the board and information providers. An explorative qualitative case-based research design was applied in terms of which a single AltX listed company was selected according to predetermined selection criteria. Data were collected using individual semi-structured interviews, field notes and company documents. Descriptive open coding techniques were used for data analysis with the findings of the study subsequently being presented in terms of a theoretical framework of the attributes that influence the extent to which the AC adds value. The findings of the study confirm that these attributes of the AC facilitate its ability to add value to the AltX listed company investigated and its stakeholders in terms of enlightened shareholder theory. / Auditing / M. Com. (Auditing)

Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-03T18:33:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Aparecida_Goncalves_da_Silva.pdf: 1221190 bytes, checksum: 650c6372013e23986bfb8e689ab0948b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-10 / This research highlights the practices of internal audit as an instrument influenced management to improve performance, through the review of the perception of managers of a Public Financial Institution. It was a qualitative and quantitative descriptive study, with a single observation field study, by means of a questionnaire investigation. The main population was composed of managers and subordinates to the area of internal audit (control group) and the Administrative strategic planning and subordinate areas (user group). To reach the goal of the study, it was applied questionnaire surveys, available online. The survey results confirmed the perception of the use of internal audit as an instrument in decision making, susceptible to improvement in the strategic planning process and effects on the administrative cycle of the institution, on aspects of Performance Audit. Among the main findings, it was evident that the perception of managers, that the researched financial institution shows concern in results-oriented management but the internal audit is apparently more focused on the control (in the evaluation of the implemented performance) rather than planning (in the criticism of planned performance) / Esta pesquisa evidencia as pr??ticas da Auditoria Interna como instrumental de gest??o influenci??vel ?? melhoria de Desempenho, pela an??lise da percep????o de gestores de uma Institui????o Financeira P??blica. Como m??todo de pesquisa, foi feita pesquisa de car??ter descritivo quali-quantitativo, com estudo de campo de ??nica observa????o, por meio de investiga????o por question??rio, tendo como popula????o gestores diretamente ligados e subordinados ?? ??rea de Auditoria Interna (grupo de controle) e ??s ??reas Administrativas de planejamento estrat??gico e subordinadas (grupo de usu??rios). Para alcan??ar o objetivo, foram utilizadas surveys de question??rio, com disponibilidade de acesso online, atrav??s de link web. Os resultados da pesquisa confirmaram a percep????o dos gestores quanto a utiliza????o da Auditoria Interna como instrumental na tomada de decis??o, influenci??vel a melhorias no processo de planejamento estrat??gico e efeitos no ciclo administrativo da institui????o nos aspectos da Auditoria de Desempenho. Dentre os principais achados, foi evidenciado que, na percep????o dos gestores, a institui????o financeira pesquisada apresenta preocupa????o em gest??o orientada a resultados, por??m, a Auditoria Interna, aparentemente, est?? mais focada no controle (avalia????o do desempenho realizado) e n??o em planejamento (cr??tica do desempenho planejado)

Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-03T18:35:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Eduardo_Carmona.pdf: 1166688 bytes, checksum: b3087541f5e157167d8a31bca6b4780e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-08-25 / The choice of this theme was motivated by personal interest of the author and by his presence in the area, in addition, the changes due to publication of the Sarbanes & Oxley generated great impacts on the internal audit activity in insurance companies. The general objective of the research is to examine the new skills to meet changes in the insurance market after the Sarbanes & Oxley, and aims to identify specific skills required of the internal auditor active in the insurance market and verify the perception of the internal auditor active in the insurance market on the degree of importance of these skills. In this context, this research provides the lifting of three assumptions: H1 The skills required of internal auditors working in the insurance market are equivalent to a whole; H2 Among the skills required of internal auditors working in the insurance market, technical knowledge is more important; H3 Among the skills required of internal auditors working in the insurance market, the interpersonal and communication skills are more important. To conduct this research was conducted a survey that allowed bibliographic detect the powers of internal audit in the face of demands for transparency and accountability post-publication of the law, then there was a group of integrated focus for professionals working in auditing and consulting companies insurance which enabled describe the specific skills of the internal auditor in the insurance market. As a result of the focus group pointed to 19 skills required of the internal auditor. In a second stage, was drawn up a questionnaire, where 12 were selected among the powers given by the focus group. The questionnaire was answered by 105 internal auditors. As a result of this research, identified itself as the most important skills identified were: Knowing the Sarbanes - Oxley Mastering the concepts and methodology of the audit, and know the concepts of COSO. There is also a trend that there is the possibility that number 2 (H2) presented. It can be concluded with the results achieved in this research that the impact generated by the Sarbanes & Oxley influenced directly in the execution of internal audit activities in the insurance companies and consequently the skills required in his role. / A escolha desse tema foi motivada pelo interesse pessoal do autor e por sua atua????o na ??rea, adicionalmente, as altera????es ocorridas devido ?? publica????o da lei Sarbanes & Oxley produziram grande impacto na atividade de auditoria interna em companhias de seguros. O objetivo geral da pesquisa consiste em analisar as novas compet??ncias para atender ??s mudan??as ocorridas no mercado segurador ap??s a lei Sarbanes & Oxley, bem como tem como objetivos espec??ficos identificar as compet??ncias requeridas do auditor interno atuante no mercado segurador e verificar a sua percep????o sobre o grau de import??ncia dessas compet??ncias. Nesse contexto, esta pesquisa propicia o levantamento de tr??s hip??teses: H1: As compet??ncias requeridas dos auditores internos atuantes no mercado segurador s??o equivalentes em seu conjunto; H2: Dentre as compet??ncias requeridas dos auditores internos atuantes no mercado segurador, os conhecimentos t??cnicos s??o mais importantes; H3: Dentre as compet??ncias requeridas dos auditores internos atuantes no mercado segurador, as habilidades interpessoais e de comunica????o s??o mais importantes. Para a realiza????o desta pesquisa, foi realizado um levantamento bibliogr??fico que permitiu detectar as compet??ncias da auditoria interna diante das exig??ncias de transpar??ncia e responsabilidade p??s-publica????o da lei; posteriormente, realizou-se um Focus Group integrado por profissionais de auditoria atuantes em consultorias e companhias de seguros o qual possibilitou elencar as compet??ncias espec??ficas do auditor interno no mercado segurador. Como resultado do Focus Group apontaram-se 19 compet??ncias requeridas do auditor interno. Em uma segunda etapa, foi elaborado um question??rio, em que foram selecionadas 12 compet??ncias dentre as apresentadas pelo Focus Group. Esse question??rio foi respondido por 105 auditores internos. Como resultado desta pesquisa, identificou-se que as compet??ncias mais importantes apontadas foram: Conhecer a lei Sarbanes - Oxley e dominar os conceitos da metodologia de auditoria, bem como conhecer os conceitos do COSO. Verifica-se, tamb??m, que existe uma tend??ncia ?? hip??tese de n??mero 2 (H2) apresentada. Pode-se concluir, com os resultados obtidos nesta pesquisa, que os impactos gerados pela lei Sarbanes & Oxley influiram diretamente na execu????o das atividades de auditoria interna em companhias de seguros e, conseq??entemente, nas compet??ncias exigidas em sua fun????o.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-03T18:35:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ademar_Lucas.pdf: 1485296 bytes, checksum: 9ffbcd8ffda7505b281291f57926d773 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-05-01 / One of the main goals of the companies is to have a consistent internal controls system, with not only the objective of attending the legal rules, specially COSO and Corporate Finance, but also get prepared to be in compliance to the daily routines, turning them into a model when compared to the principal competitors and mainly the present and future investors. To attend and obtain the systems and internal controls mechanisms proposed by Sarbanes-Oxley certifications is actually a big challenge for most of the multinational companies registered in SEC (US Securities and Exchange Commission). Lean structures, rare resources with challenging deadlines assume the huge responsibility to attend the requirement that without a vigorous implementation project, in many cases fail or reach the objectives with high costs and end up destroying value instead of generating it. So, due to this scenario, this work has the objective of contributing to the analysis of this methodology, not only to attend the law but to reduce cost and generate value through the strengthen of the internal controls systems, turning them into animating value generation process mechanisms. So, the idea is to identify the main gaps in the theory through the literature revision and a case study in order to put a question to the main deficiencies, strong points or contributions through the evaluation of the noticed practices and the proposition of a model. Finally, we can say that as a result of the research and the analyses made in this case, the vast majority of executives and other employees recognize the benefit that Sarbanes-Oxley Act has brought to the company searched. Also recognize that, although there is still necessity for systemic adequacy and infrastructure, it helps reducing and controlling the risks and reinforce the system of internal controls in all ts areas of expertise. Approach and understand that there is need for a change in the other employees' culture to be inserted in the day-to-day routine as internal controls, attention to Sarbanes-Oxley and Corporate Governance, making the control cost smaller when compared to the benefits generated. / Dentre os principais objetivos das empresas, est?? o de possuir um sistema estruturado de Controles Internos, n??o somente visando o atendimento ??s regras e normas legais, notadamente as de COSO e Governan??a Corporativa, mas tamb??m preparar a empresa para estar em "compliance" com suas atividades rotineiras, bem como representar um referencial delas em rela????o aos seus principais concorrentes e principalmente aos investidores presentes e futuros. Atender e obter a certifica????o dos sistemas e mecanismos de Controles Internos propostos pela Lei Sarbanes-Oxley, ?? atualmente um grande desafio para a maioria das empresas multinacionais que tenha registro na SEC (comiss??o de Valores Mobili??rios dos Estados Unidos da Am??rica). Estruturas enxutas com recursos escassos, com prazos desafiadores assumem a imensa responsabilidade de atender aos requisitos, sendo que sem um projeto robusto de implanta????o, em muitos casos malogram, ou realizam seus objetivos com altos custos e acabam destruindo valor ao inv??s de gerar. Diante desse quadro, o presente trabalho tem como objetivo contribuir para a an??lise dessa metodologia, n??o somente para atendimento ?? Lei, mas para reduzir custos e gerar valor atrav??s do fortalecimento dos sistemas de Controles Internos, transformando-os em mecanismos impulsionadores do processo de gera????o de valor. Para tanto, a id??ia ?? buscar identificar as principais lacunas da teoria atrav??s da revis??o da literatura e da apresenta????o de um estudo de caso, para o levantamento das principais defici??ncias, pontos fortes ou contribui????es atrav??s da avalia????o das pr??ticas percebidas e a proposi????o do modelo. Finalmente, poder-se-ia afirmar que como resultado da pesquisa e das an??lises efetuadas que, no caso sob estudo, a grande maioria dos executivos e demais colaboradores reconhecem o benef??cio que a Lei Sarbanes-Oxley trouxe para a empresa pesquisada. Reconhecem ainda que, apesar de ainda haver necessidade de adequa????o sist??mica e de infra-estrutura, ajuda na redu????o e controle dos riscos e refor??a sobremaneira o sistema de Controles Internos em todas as suas ??reas de atua????o. Abordam e entendem que h?? necessidade de alguma mudan??a na cultura dos demais colaboradores, para que seja inserida no seu dia-a-dia a cultura de Controles Internos, atendimento ?? Lei Sarbanes-Oxley e Governan??a Corporativa, fazendo com que o custo de controle seja cada vez mais reduzido, em rela????o aos benef??cios por eles gerados.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-03T18:35:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Wander_Pinto.pdf: 668393 bytes, checksum: 587017b7a13304e6485dba6f16c61ff5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-09-28 / This research treat of the Audit Companies perception related to the regulatory requirements describe in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 (Sections 302 and 404) and its respective impacts on the audit risk assessment performed by independent auditors on their audit of financial statements. The general objective, although, is to verify the effect and impact of requirements from the sections 302 and 404 of the SOX for the audit risk assessment for independent auditors. The information were obtained in two phases; on the first phase was performed an exploratory study based on a bibliography research; on the second phase was performed a data collection from a questionnaire sent to all Brazilian Audit Companies which are registered in the PCAOB. The result obtained with the questionnaire add with the concepts explored show that these Brazilian Audit Companies consider the SOX - sections 302 and 404 requirements positive related to the audit risk assessment for the audit of financial statements. / Esta pesquisa trata da percep????o das empresas de auditoria independente a respeito da regulamenta????o prevista na Lei Sarbanes-Oxley - 2002 - SOX (Se????es 302 e 404 da Lei) e de seus impactos na avalia????o de riscos de auditoria enfrentados pelo auditor independente em seu trabalho de exame das demonstra????es cont??beis de uma empresa. O objetivo geral foi, portanto, identificar a percep????o do auditor independente quanto ao impacto das se????es 302 e 404 da SOX na quest??o da avalia????o de risco de auditoria das demonstra????es cont??beis. A coleta de informa????es teve duas etapas. Na primeira, realizou-se um estudo explorat??rio por meio de pesquisa bibliogr??fica. Na segunda etapa, o instrumento de coleta de dados consubstanciou-se em question??rio dirigido a todas as empresas brasileiras listadas no PCAOB . O resultado obtido com o question??rio, alinhado aos conceitos explorados na pesquisa bibliogr??fica, indica que as empresas de auditoria consideram positivas as medidas contidas na referida Lei (se????es 302 e 404) em rela????o ?? avalia????o de riscos de auditoria para trabalhos de auditoria de demonstra????es cont??beis.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-03T18:35:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Vando_Cardoso_Cannavina.pdf: 1488657 bytes, checksum: 094f0580da6a90dad5335ef65718c908 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-03-10 / This study aimed to identify by means of self-assessment of the Public Administration Direct of the Federal Executive Power, the perception of their managers about how their internal control systems have been used to achieve the institutional goals , and more specifically check if there are significant differences between the internal controls implemented by the various agencies that make up the structure of these and identify groups of public bodies with different characteristics and their strengths and weaknesses in internal control groups assessed with reference to the components of internal control COSO/ INTOSAI . It sought to answer if the Direct Public Administration of Federal Executive Power, as the perception of their managers, has used internal controls as a tool to improve their performance and meet their corporate objectives. This research is the descriptive type, which documentary data collection occurred through management reports delivered to the accountability of the year 2011 to the Court of Audit (TCU) by 382 public institutions of direct administration of the federal executive branch. These documents contain a questionnaire composed of 30 probes that assess the perception of these units in terms of structuring their internal controls on a scale that ranges from 1 to 5. After structuring such data, applied to confirmatory factor analysis to verify that the statements were capable of measuring the constructs, data analysis was by descriptive statistics and cluster analysis in order to achieve the proposed objectives and answer the research question, still applying the nonparametric Mann-Whitney test to compare the responses and assess which aspects of the groups there were differences. The results showed that the components of the internal control structure are most appropriate in relation to the \"control environment\" and \"information and communication\" since the component risk assessment showed greater fragility. It was also possible to identify two groups, the best assessment and other lower rating, the best perceptions occurred for organs linked to the Ministry of Defense, and the lowest ratings for organs linked to the Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management, notably for Federal Properties Management Office (SPU) and the Ministry of Health and its state centers. The perception by senior management that internal controls are essential to achieve the goals of the unit is detachable as a positive point, although only 36.6 % of them understand that they contribute fully to the achievement of planned results. The main negative point for the two groups refers to the component of risk assessment, the results showed that their main aspects are not practiced in the context of respondents organs. Finally, it can be conclude that the institutions of direct administration of the federal executive power do not fully utilize internal controls as a tool to improve their performance and achieve their institutional goals / Este trabalho teve como objetivo identificar, por meio dos ??rg??os da Administra????o P??blica Direta do Poder Executivo Federal, a percep????o dos seus gestores sobre o quanto seus sistemas de controles internos t??m sido utilizados para o alcance dos objetivos institucionais, mais especificamente verificar se existem diferen??as significativas entre os controles internos implantados pelos diversos ??rg??os que comp??em a estrutura destes, al??m de identificar grupos de ??rg??os p??blicos com caracter??sticas diversas e os respectivos pontos fortes e fracos do controle interno dos grupos avaliados, tendo como refer??ncia os componentes de controle interno COSO/INTOSAI. Procurou-se responder se a Administra????o P??blica Direta do Poder Executivo Federal, conforme a percep????o de seus gestores, tem utilizado os controles internos como ferramenta para melhorar seu desempenho e cumprir seus objetivos institucionais. Esta pesquisa ?? do tipo descritiva e a coleta de dados documental ocorreu por meio dos relat??rios de gest??o entregues na presta????o de contas do ano de 2011 ao Tribunal de Contas da Uni??o por 382 ??rg??os p??blicos da administra????o p??blica direta do Poder Executivo Federal. Tais documentos cont??m question??rios compostos de 30 assertivas que avaliam a percep????o dessas unidades quanto ?? estrutura????o dos seus controles internos, em uma escala que varia de 1 a 5. Ap??s a estrutura????o desses dados, aplicou-se a an??lise fatorial confirmat??ria para verificar se as assertivas eram capazes de medir os construtos (componentes de controle). A an??lise de dados ocorreu por meio de estat??stica descritiva e da an??lise de clusters com o intuito de atender aos objetivos propostos e responder a quest??o de pesquisa, aplicando-se, ainda, o teste n??o param??trico de Mann-Whitney para comparar as respostas e para avaliar em quais aspectos os grupos diferiam. Os resultados indicaram que os componentes da estrutura do sistema de controle interno do Poder Executivo Federal est??o mais adequados em rela????o ao \"ambiente de controle\" e \"informa????o e comunica????o\", j?? o componente \"avalia????o de riscos\" mostrou maior fragilidade. Foi poss??vel, ainda, identificar dois grupos: um de melhor avalia????o e outro de menor avalia????o. As melhores avalia????es ocorreram para os ??rg??os vinculados ao Minist??rio da Defesa, e as menores avalia????es para os ??rg??os vinculados ao Minist??rio do Planejamento, Or??amento e Gest??o, notadamente para as Secret??rias de Patrim??nio da Uni??o e para o Minist??rio da Sa??de e seus n??cleos estaduais. A percep????o pelos altos dirigentes de que os controles internos s??o essenciais ?? consecu????o dos objetivos da unidade ?? destac??vel como ponto positivo, embora apenas 36,6% deles entendam que eles contribuem plenamente para a consecu????o dos resultados planejados. O principal ponto negativo para os dois grupos refere-se ao componente avalia????o de riscos, cujos resultados revelaram que os seus principais aspectos n??o s??o praticados no ??mbito dos ??rg??os respondentes. Por fim, foi poss??vel concluir que os ??rg??os da administra????o p??blica direta do Poder Executivo Federal n??o utilizam plenamente os controles internos como ferramenta para melhorar seu desempenho e alcan??ar seus objetivos institucionais

Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-03T18:35:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Roberto_Luiz Mendonca_Garcia.pdf: 1233651 bytes, checksum: 83cceed11620311f94d6028af7a03296 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-05-14 / With increasing discussions about the consequences of unbridled growth, especially in the second half of the twentieth century, many government actions have already been taken, among them several conferences on the environment, such as Stockholm in 1972, proposed the development agenda and creation of laws and regulations in order to curb the neglect of nature. Fits into this context the city of Cubat??o located in the state of S??o Paulo, which was earlier considered a milestone of economic growth, but as a consequence caused environmental degradation in the region. The industries located in this hub, due to the environmental problems caused, suffered external pressures from government and civil society to conform, in this way, the process of developing environmental management that involves, among other things, the development of internal controls came and risk management. The objective of this research is to identify and analyze internal control practices and environmental risk management practiced by companies in the industrial pole of Cubat??o, both for specific objectives were used for the operation of identifying environmental strategies developed by companies from the beginning the pollution control program launched by the state government of S??o Paulo, in 1983, check which programs of environmental management were used and how they were integrated into organizations and analyze the perception of the collaboration of accounting systems to environmental areas as well as the mechanisms of disclosure. The research was conducted in four companies in the region, indicated by the area's environment Cetesb, steel being one a chemical industry, responsible for production and calcining petroleum coke and other responsible for providing integrated logistics services. Interviews with environmental managers and representatives of financial areas were performed. The collected data were investigated in accordance with constructs based on the theoretical framework, which analyzed the dimensions environmental strategies, environmental management systems, risk management, internal controls and accounting practices. After this survey categories that defined the key aspects of each dimension of the constructs were prepared. It follows that companies have internal control practices and environmental risk management literature and consonants that these are based mainly on environmental strategies developed by senior management, in addition, developed in this study a model of analysis of these practices that can be replicated or improved in other studies to examine the same aspects. It is understood that yet, especially in accounting organizations need to develop new practices to guide them / Com o aumento das discuss??es sobre as consequ??ncias do crescimento desenfreado, principalmente na segunda metade do s??culo XX, muitas a????es governamentais j?? foram tomadas, entre elas, diversas confer??ncias sobre o meio ambiente, como a de Estocolmo em 1972, propostas de agenda de desenvolvimento e a cria????o de leis e regulamentos com o intuito de coibir o descaso com a natureza. Insere-se neste contexto a cidade de Cubat??o, localizada no estado de S??o Paulo, que foi considerada no in??cio um marco de crescimento econ??mico, por??m como consequ??ncia ocasionou uma degrada????o ambiental na regi??o. As ind??strias localizadas neste polo, em decorr??ncia dos problemas ambientais ocasionados, sofreram press??es externas do governo e da sociedade civil para adequarem-se, desta forma, surgiu o processo de desenvolvimento da gest??o ambiental que envolve, entre outros aspectos, a elabora????o de controles internos e gest??o de risco. O objetivo desta pesquisa ?? identificar e analisar as pr??ticas de controle interno e gest??o de risco ambiental praticados pelas empresas do polo industrial de Cubat??o, para tanto os objetivos espec??ficos utilizados para a operacionaliza????o foram de identificar as estrat??gias ambientais desenvolvidas pelas empresas, desde o inicio do programa de controle de polui????o lan??ado pelo Governo do Estado de S??o Paulo, em 1983, verificar quais programas de gerenciamento ambiental foram utilizados e como foram integrados nas organiza????es e analisar a percep????o da colabora????o das ??reas cont??beis aos sistemas ambientais, bem como os mecanismos de evidencia????o. A pesquisa realizou-se em quatro empresas da regi??o, indicadas pela ??rea de meio ambiente da CETESB, sendo uma sider??rgica, uma ind??stria qu??mica, uma respons??vel pela produ????o e calcina????o do coque de petr??leo e outra respons??vel pela presta????o de servi??os de log??stica integrada. Foram realizadas entrevistas com os gestores ambientais e representantes das ??reas cont??beis. Os dados coletados foram investigados de acordo com constructos baseados no referencial te??rico, pelos quais se analisaram as dimens??es estrat??gias ambientais, sistemas de gest??o ambiental, gerenciamento de riscos, controles internos e pr??ticas cont??beis. Ap??s este levantamento, foram elaboradas categorias que definiam os principais aspectos de cada dimens??o dos constructos. Conclui-se que as empresas apresentam pr??ticas de controles internos e gest??o de riscos ambientais consoantes ?? literatura e que estas s??o baseadas, principalmente, nas estrat??gias ambientais desenvolvidas pela alta administra????o; al??m disso, desenvolveu-se com este estudo um modelo de an??lise destas pr??ticas, que pode ser replicado ou aperfei??oado em outras pesquisas que estudem os mesmos aspectos. Entende-se ainda que, principalmente na ??rea cont??bil, as organiza????es precisam desenvolver novas pr??ticas para orient??-las