Abstract
This research analyzes the effects of role ambiguity on the relationship between budget participation and managerial performance. The sample was composed of 150 managers with budgetary responsibilities of the largest Brazilian exporting companies. The trajectory analysis technique used. The results indicated that managers with budgetary responsibilities of Brazilian companies perceive the ambiguity of roles when they perform their tasks in the budget context. In addition, the participation of managers in the definition of budget goals and objectives and their involvement in establishing the budget of their units made it possible to minimize the role ambiguity of the surveyed managers, and consequently improved their managerial performance in terms of greater success in budgetary activities. It is concluded that budget participation is an important construct that must be considered in organizations, since it assists in the constant exchange of information about the duties to be fulfilled, the responsibilities of the manager’s position and, also, the expected behavior in the performance of tasks, functions in the budget context.
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