Análise do uso de heurísticas no julgamento e na tomada de decisões dos auditores: uma análise bibliométrica

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1982-6486.rco.2026.243137

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Julgamento do auditor, Heurísticas, Viés cognitivo, Tomada de decisão, Bibliometria

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Este estudo tem como objetivo mapear a estrutura intelectual estática e identificar as principais concentrações temáticas na literatura sobre heurísticas e vieses cognitivos no julgamento do auditor. Ao mapear a estrutura intelectual estática do campo, este artigo destaca os temas de pesquisa predominantes, identifica lacunas teóricas e fornece insights sobre como os mecanismos psicológicos influenciam a qualidade da auditoria e a tomada de decisões sob incerteza. Foi empregada uma abordagem bibliométrica, com base em 497 artigos de periódicos recuperados da base de dados Web of Science. Foram utilizadas duas técnicas de mapeamento científico, a análise de cocitação e a análise de coocorrência de palavras, para investigar a base de conhecimento fundamental e identificar as principais concentrações temáticas na auditoria comportamental. A análise de cocitação revelou quatro linhas centrais de pesquisa: vieses cognitivos na tomada de decisões, heurísticas e mecanismos cognitivos no julgamento de auditoria, raciocínio motivado e conflitos de interesse, e efeitos de enquadramento sob risco. A análise de coocorrência de palavras identificou ainda quatro agrupamentos temáticos que refletem os atuais focos de pesquisa: modificação de vieses cognitivos, uso de heurísticas sob incerteza, controle atencional e estruturas sistemáticas de governança da auditoria. O estudo está limitado à base de dados Web of Science e concentra-se principalmente na auditoria externa. No entanto, apresenta implicações relevantes para pesquisadores, profissionais e órgãos reguladores que buscam aprimorar a qualidade da auditoria, ao identificar prioridades baseadas na literatura para treinamento, supervisão e governança de auditorias tradicionais e remotas. Esta revisão contribui para uma integração teórica mais clara das perspectivas da psicologia comportamental e cognitiva na pesquisa em auditoria. Além disso, mapeia a transição crucial dos atalhos mentais analógicos tradicionais para as novas heurísticas impulsionadas pela tecnologia nos modernos ambientes digitais de auditoria.

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Saputra, D., Urumsah, D., & Nawanir, G. (2026). Análise do uso de heurísticas no julgamento e na tomada de decisões dos auditores: uma análise bibliométrica. Revista De Contabilidade E Organizações, 20, e243137. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1982-6486.rco.2026.243137