A atuação do profissional de secretariado executivo como gestor de informação: uma análise de conteúdo da revista GeSec

Abstract

This work is the result of a qualitative research, which aims to make a content analysis in order to verify if the executive secretariat acts as an information manager in their professional life. To achieve our goals, we did a review of literature about the concept of information management and its activities, the evolution of the executive secretariat profession, the new profile of the professionals in this area, and the performance of the executive secretariat as an information manager. We raised the articles published in the Journal GeSec - an online, free and interdisciplinary publication, resulting from academic and professional research – which deal with the executive secretariat and information management. In the analysis method, we used the studies of Bardin (2011) about the Content Analysis. This theory allows to infer knowledge from the treatment and handling of selected speeches. In the data analysis, we worked with the analysis of meanings, which enabled us to carry out a thematic analysis. Our studies revealed that the executive secretariat is a professional with a multidisciplinary profile, which has several functions, has varied expertise and managerial skills. Because of these characteristics, he can work in any type of organization, and can move between the various sectors and levels of a company. The analysis also pointed out several similarities between the activities performed by executive secretariat and information manager. Therefore, this study allowed us to say that the executive secretariat acts as an information manager in their professional life.