Os casos particulares da SASOL, Lda. e das Telecomunicações de Moçambique, S.A.R.L.

Abstract

Information management plays an important role in the decision-making process, whose effectiveness and efficiency depend on the information that supports them. This information, in turn, is a function of the quality of the existing system and the means used for its dissemination. The adequacy of an information system depends on the nature, objectives, management needs and environmental circumstances in which each company operates. Based on these premises, this work evaluates the experiences of information dissemination on the Internet, and comes to the conclusion that: Currently, companies are faced with the need to disclose information to their partners with greater speed, scope and quality, using the means at their disposal. The Internet has proved to be a tool in current use and widespread nowadays. Thus, some companies have been using it to disclose different information, especially financial information. In the companies "Sasol, Lda." and “Telecomunicações de Moçambique, S.A.R.L.”, the use of the Internet to disclose financial information is part of business strategies, mainly for its investors and clients. However, it is not enough to have a website and disclose financial information, it is necessary for companies to clearly define the content and the form to disclose how they intend to disclose the information, in order to meet the objectives of their users.