VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL IN THE ADMINISTRATION REPORTS OF NEW MARKET COMPANIES IN 2006

Authors

  • Donizete Reina
  • Sandra Rolim Ensslin
  • José Alonso Borba

Keywords:

Intellectual capital. Voluntary disclosure. Brazilian new market companies.

Abstract

This study reports on voluntary disclosure of Intellectual Capital (IC) elements in the Administration Reports (ARs) of the thirty largest open companies (social capital) classified in the New Market and listed on BOVESPA in 12/31/2006. The result of the content analysis revealed that: 93% of the companies disclose IC elements; among the most frequently disclosed elements are Management processes, Management philosophy, and Clients (90%, 73%, and 70%, respectively). Additionally, the Internal Capital category yielded the highest disclosure rates (41%), followed by External Capital (34%) and Human Capital (25%). SABESP was the company that revealed the most IC elements (16), and narratives predominated as the means used to disclose this information.

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REINA, Donizete; ENSSLIN, Sandra Rolim; BORBA, José Alonso. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL IN THE ADMINISTRATION REPORTS OF NEW MARKET COMPANIES IN 2006. ConTexto - Contabilidade em Texto, Porto Alegre, v. 9, n. 15, 2009. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/ConTexto/article/view/11328. Acesso em: 10 aug. 2026.

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