Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-03T18:35:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Juarez_Pinto.pdf: 4503783 bytes, checksum: 089eab96f0128a4cefa7708bb566f655 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-08-06 / Because of the development in the transactions between entities arising from globalization, internal auditing is setting itself and assuming a relevant role in the context of organizations, consulting and supporting management. In this context one question arises about the actions of internal auditing in the technical aspect and in its contribution related to the management aspects. In view of this, the present work was based on a proposal from the following question: what is the perception of managers on the role that internal audit plays in management practices and decision making within the entities / companies? The objective of this study was to analyze and evaluate the perception of managers of companies in the state of S??o Paulo, with shares traded on the stock exchange, using the internal audit, in order to highlight the role it plays in management practices and the decision making in corporations. The methodology used for the study was quantitative descriptive since the primary data was obtained through a questionnaire. The collected data were selected, coded, tabulated and analyzed allowing to draw conclusions. Mathematical and statistical tools of computer resources were used. It was concluded that internal auditing, in the perception of managers of organizations, is a tool to support management, helping companies to achieve their objectives through the information provided, contributing to decision making through risk assessment and strengthening of strategic internal control of systems we also concluded that there is need of further studies to explore the theme, which should include a larger number of companies to be surveyed / Devido ?? evolu????o nas transa????es entre as entidades, oriunda da globaliza????o, a auditoria interna est?? se afirmando e assumindo papel relevante no contexto das organiza????es, assessorando e apoiando a gest??o. Neste cen??rio surge o questionamento quanto ?? atua????o da auditoria interna tanto no aspecto t??cnico quanto na sua contribui????o relacionada aos aspectos de gest??o. Diante do exposto, o presente trabalho baseou-se na proposta da seguinte indaga????o: qual a percep????o dos gestores sobre o papel que a auditoria interna exerce nas pr??ticas de gest??o e tomadas de decis??o no ??mbito das entidades/sociedades? Assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi analisar e avaliar a percep????o de como os gestores de empresas do Estado de S??o Paulo, com a????es negociadas na bolsa de valores, utilizam a auditoria interna, de maneira a evidenciar o papel por ela exercido nas pr??ticas de gest??o e tomadas de decis??o nas corpora????es. A metodologia utilizada para o estudo foi a descritiva quantitativa, visto que se utilizou dados prim??rios obtidos atrav??s da aplica????o de question??rio. Os dados coletados foram selecionados, codificados, tabulados e analisados, o que permitiu obter conclus??es. Utilizou-se para o mister instrumentos matem??ticos e estat??sticos atrav??s de recursos computacionais. Concluiu-se que a auditoria interna, na percep????o dos gestores das organiza????es, ?? uma ferramenta de apoio ?? gest??o, auxiliando as empresas a atingirem os seus objetivos, por meio das informa????es fornecidas, contribuindo, com a avalia????o de riscos estrat??gicos e fortalecimento dos sistemas de Controle Interno, para a tomada de decis??es. Entendeu-se, tamb??m, que h?? necessidade de novos estudos para explorar o tema, inclusive com um maior n??mero de empresas a serem pesquisadas