A informação arquivística no âmbito de organizações privadas

Abstract

This research raises the discussion about the essentiality of document management in private and its instrument: the archival information. It shows, through practical experience and theoretical arguments, that the establishment of a program of document management in an organizational environment is a success factor as companies depend largely on the maintenance and control of their documents / information. The way documents are handled, from its creation to disposal, it is essential for the proper functioning of the organizational environment for decision making and credibility in the market and to maintain the corporate memory.The research also identifies the archival information as an essential element of an organization with its own characteristics and peculiarities.In this context are also discussed topics such as the lack of professionals working in the area of file private archival policies and technology as a solution to information problems. The research is characterized as descriptive and presents qualitative and quantitative approaches, and as a tool for data collection a questionnaire with closed questions where the target audiences are archivists who work in the private sphere of the metropolitan area.