Different Corporate Governance mechanisms have been suggested to minimize agency problems between managers and shareholders, and between controlling and minority shareholders. The aim of this study is to analyze the corporate governance mechanisms result in greater efficiency for Brazilian stock companies in the electricity sector, in 2007-2009. The hypothesis to be verified is that the lower the voting concentration and the dependence of the council, and the greater the cash flow concentration, the greater the performance of the company will be. The analyzed sample involved thirty-three companies, fourteen being classified into one of the levels of CG (Level 1, Level 2 or New Market) and the remainder being members of the traditional market. To measure the efficiency of the companies, the non-parametric DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) method was used, and to relate the efficiency with the governance variables, we adopted regression analysis of panel data. The results demonstrated that the use of CG mechanisms positively influences business efficiency, but not in the expected magnitude. It was found that the cash flow concentration is positively related to the efficiency of firms, supporting the governance literature. For future work, the use of other input and output variables is suggested.
Educação financeira é um tema objeto de estudos no meio acadêmico, representando, também, iniciativas de instituições dos mercados financeiros e de capitais. Pesquisas têm demonstrado que a falta de conhecimento ou preocupação com a educação financeira atinge, também, os alunos universitários. Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo analisar o conhecimento dos graduandos de Administração e Ciências Contábeis da UFSJ sobre Educação Financeira. A metodologia utilizada constou da aplicação de questionário estruturado aos alunos dos dois cursos (noturno e integral). Os dados foram analisados por meio de planilhas eletrônicas do Microsoft Excel®. Os resultados indicaram que a maioria dos alunos (52,6%) considera ter algum conhecimento sobre Educação Financeira. Para 16,3%, a fonte de conhecimento sobre o tema é a experiência prática. Concluiu-se que os discentes têm algum conhecimento sobre Educação Financeira, mas não de forma aprofundada. Observou-se uma preocupação com os gastos imediatos, sem, no entanto, realizar um planejamento.
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