Innovation and Quality relevance in a bibliometric research of accounting area in Brazilian scientific events

Abstract

Bibliometric studies in accounting have facilitated the dissemination of academic discussion about the evolution of this, analyzing the quality of Brazilian scientific production, offering a reflection of the area. Drawing up of bibliometrics as a tool for statistical research, this article has as main objective to verify the integration of innovation and quality issues in accounting and its development in academic area. The basis of this study was the 17th and 18th Brazilian Congress of Accounting (CBC) realized in 2004 and 2008, and the Enanpad specific accounting area, which occurred in 2007 and 2008. The research shows that the theme quality is more related then innovation theme in this specific accounting area. From 2,493 citations recorded in the 17th CBC, 2369 mention the term quality. In 2008, 77.78% of the 99 papers presented at the 18th CBC mentioned quality and they are from brazilian south states predominantly. When the analysis was the Enanpad, just 10% of the academic production of this event includes area of Accounting Sciences, with more specific focus on management accounting and with similar frequencies.