Managers Connected Through Information Technology

Abstract

This study had as its central objective to ascertain how managers connect with information technology. The methodology applied was an exploratory research, through a structured questionnaire survey based on qualitative and quantitative approach. The study interviewed eighteen managers in a city in Brazil (Cascavel – Paraná), from the industrial segment distributed in several areas, selected by the non-probabilistic method, considering the samples by convenience. The research results showed that the respondents connect with information technology through social networks, applications and technological devices in a normal deliberated way. Literature has showed that Brazil is the second most connected country in social networks, which shows that managers tend to increase the use of information technology over time. We concluded that when managers use those technological tools, are online frequently, to fulfill their entrepreneurial functions, they remain attentive to everything that is happening around them and globally.