Gestão documental em instituições privadas: o déficit no reconhecimento de sua importância

Abstract

It is aimed to discuss about the lack of recognition of the importance of document management by the managers from private companies. It is discussed document management as an event or practice (tool) of relevance for private institutions that search more and more establish themselves in the market competitively, searching for values and results for this permanence. Although it is not invested in a document management policy, as a tool that could bring only benefits, such as organizational

growth, cost reduction, diminution in the document flow, assistance in the decision- making processes, document organization and information access. Methodologically,

the research is classified as a theoretical and descriptive study with qualitative approach, which was developed by means of a bibliographic research, in order to answer to very particular questions that would not be answered from the data quantification. It is concluded that there are deficiencies about the knowledge of document management. Due to its lack, private institutions become vulnerable in relation to the loss of information, making difficult the search for archival information.