The budgeting processes of Czech companies: the role of the ownership structure and foreign capital

• Authors: Jiří Dokulil , Boris Popesko , Ján Dvorský

Abstracts

EN

Research background: The study investigates the initial phase of budgeting process conducted in corporations. The basic concept correlates with findings in scientific literature that describe budgeting as an inefficient tool, burdened by considerable regulation in the preparation and compilation stages. As a consequence, the majority of academics and practitioners have concluded that producing a budget is merely a formality that minimizes wrinkles on the faces of their initiators, while reaping debatable benefits for managerial control. Purpose of the article: This paper compares data from the literature with the actual budgetary practices of companies operating in the Czech Republic. The attention was paid to the detailed aspects of the budgeting process, factors affecting the time it takes to prepare a budget, and the impact of ownership structure, especially the role of foreign ownership and foreign capital, on the level of decentralization in the budgeting process. Methods: The authors examined these topics through a questionnaire completed by 136 respondents, primarily industrial companies based in the country. The subsequent hypotheses were assessed via application of the Z-test. Findings & Value added: The results presented show that the budgeting practices of the Czech firms are not only influenced by traditional factors (e.g. the size of the company and its given economic sector), but also certain other aspects. Essential facets comprise the ownership structure and the share of foreign capital involved, the latter affecting the extent of autonomy of the business as to the budgetary process. This submitted paper can extend the current theory with new findings on the specific nature of budgeting in post-socialist countries with an open economy and the significant influx of foreign capital.

Keywords

EN

budgeting; planning; budgeting process; impact of foreign capital

• Publisher: Instytut Badań Gospodarczych
• Journal: Oeconomia Copernicana
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 779-798

Dates

published

2020

Contributors

author

Jiří Dokulil

• Tomas Bata University in Zlin

• https://orcid.org/0000000339901781

author

Boris Popesko

• Tomas Bata University in Zlin

• https://orcid.org/0000000235907070

author

Ján Dvorský

• Tomas Bata University in Zlin

• https://orcid.org/0000000260782636

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Identifiers

DOI

10.24136/oc.2020.031

Biblioteka Nauki

19233605