A atuação do(a) secretário(a) executivo(a) no âmbito da tomada de decisão.

Abstract

In recent years, the Executive Secretary is devoloping a multifunctional profile, desevolving so many areas of knowledge, working in different segments, so it is necessary to analyze the development of this professional in their new areas of activity. Among these, the executive secretary is an active participant in the decision-making process. This work have the objective of analysis of how an Executive Secretariat performance as a decision maker. As for the methodology, the research was qualitative and descriptive. For the collection of information was used an quiz that was submit to ten professionals of the area, that work in strategic companies and private agencies. The data were organized using descriptive statistics and the analysis was developed using the content analysis technique. It was concluded, therefore, that is probable for the Executive Secretariat professional to act as part of the process in a decision making, because the professional just need to be adapted for this field of activity, in addition, the engagement that this professional has been reached in the decision-making process from the role of facilitator to influencer and decision maker. It is worth noting that, in addition to the proposed objectives, the importance of academic training must be observed for the construction of the profile of the executive secretariat, as decision makers, the knowledge and skills proposed for their academic training are essential for a good performance of this new profile.