The implementation of new technologies is evidence of great benefits in daily life, which is the result of the capabilities of human beings. Bringing in turn negative consequences such as the displacement of labor in cognitive activities such as calculations and which likewise demonstrates the limits in activities such as care and safety. It is a promising era in terms of the materialization of objects that were previously not thought possible, increasing the quality of life, productivity and efficiency of different types of activities. In this article, a content analysis is carried out regarding the incoming stage of technology, the fourth industrial revolution, where a conceptualization, its antecedents, its structural elements, the perspective from the administration and a position against the future are presented. The above in order to collect the most important data for future investigations in the administrative field.
