Information management in organizational environments: focus in textile and clothing industry

Abstract

Introduction: The globalization, competitiveness and the necessity to obtain information directed to business with added value are determining factors for organizations generate competitive advantages. In this context, organizations can be seen as systems that generate, process and apply information that, in turn, can be transformed into strategic actions.
Objective: Displays theoretical reference about the potential of information management as a competitive generator tool for the textile and clothing sector.
Methods: We conducted a theoretical, test and descriptive. Methods: We carried out a theoretical essay of descriptive exploratory nature focusing on the information management and its contribution to the generation of competitive differentiators.
Results: It is inferred from the literature review, that organizational competitiveness imbricated to the organization doings and has competitive potential immeasurable for supporting the development of textiles and clothing industries, being relevant and necessary to use the information management to support the competitive strategies of these economic sectors.
Conclusions: Based on the analysis of concepts and definitions were obtained insight into the subject, showing that information is fundamental input to generate competitive differentiators and instigates further reflections on the application of information management in industry organizations textile and clothing sectors.