Governança no setor público: uma análise na gestão de pessoas da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)

Abstract

Corporate governance has increasing its importance in academia and public organizations, and the maturing of the culture of governance is considered a challenge for federal universities. The Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts (TCU), in order to guide the bodies to improve public governance actions, issued the Basic Governance Reference. This paper has as purpose to analyze the governance actions in the personnel management within the scope of the Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), according to guidelines issued in the Basic Governance Reference of TCU. The study presents an exploratory research, with a qualitative approach, using a case study, documental research and participant observation, in which governance actions in people management were verified when filling out the TCU self-assessment questionnaire. It is concluded that the UFC plans, monitors and controls actions aimed at governance in people management, strengthening good governance, and that the actions related to the seven people management practices were evidenced according to the guidelines issued by the TCU. UFC's self-assessment allowed the 2021 iGG to reach 52%, ranking it in the middle stage.