Um estudo acerca dos artigos científicos publicados na área temática de custos da qualidade, apresentados nos congressos da associação brasileira de custos no período de 2003 até 2007.

Abstract

This research had as objective to point out and identify the bibliometrical indicators utilized in the construction of the 28 articles presented in the period from 2003 through 2007, to the Brazilian Congress of Costs, developed by the Brazilian Association of Costs. It is a quantitative study with bibliometric approach, about the theoretical platforms of the works. Among the 484 analyzed references, books were the most cited documents, followed by the articles of the periodicals; the most cited authors were authors of Accountancy. Regarding the more emphasized costs, the researches have shown that the companies are more concerned about the incurred costs than with the control of failures, that is, with the costs of prevention and evaluation.