Mechanistic, or Biotic Organizations: Research of Organizational Principles towards Sustainability of Social Systems

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.9770/jssi.2017.6.1(8)" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.9770/jssi.2017.6.1(8)</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.9770/jssi.2017.6.1(8)" target="_blank" >10.9770/jssi.2017.6.1(8)</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Mechanistic, or Biotic Organizations: Research of Organizational Principles towards Sustainability of Social Systems

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This article deals with the question of how we perceive organizations – as machines for making money, or as living systems with specific needs and objectives. In accordance with these views, a model of a biotic organization has been created with the research aim to measure the level of representation of biotic organizations in the business environment. The model of a biotic organization consists of four principles: amorphous structure, leadership, shared vision and service to its own environment. In practice, the existence of the individual elements of the biotic organization were evaluated by quantitative and qualitative research. Answers were sought and found to the four partial questions put forward, namely: What is the purpose of the existence of the organization? What type of structure is applied in organizations? Is there a shared vision within organizations? Which of these principles, management or leadership, is applied more in practice? The results of the research show that only five percent of organizations in the business environment are biotic organizations. This confirms the research hypothesis that this organizational form is not prevalent in the current economic environment. The low level application of biotic principles reveals that most companies are still organized on the basis of the principles of mechanistic organizations. This is reflected in formal hierarchies, a yramidal structure and traditional management that create an environment of command and control.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Mechanistic, or Biotic Organizations: Research of Organizational Principles towards Sustainability of Social Systems

Popis výsledku anglicky

This article deals with the question of how we perceive organizations – as machines for making money, or as living systems with specific needs and objectives. In accordance with these views, a model of a biotic organization has been created with the research aim to measure the level of representation of biotic organizations in the business environment. The model of a biotic organization consists of four principles: amorphous structure, leadership, shared vision and service to its own environment. In practice, the existence of the individual elements of the biotic organization were evaluated by quantitative and qualitative research. Answers were sought and found to the four partial questions put forward, namely: What is the purpose of the existence of the organization? What type of structure is applied in organizations? Is there a shared vision within organizations? Which of these principles, management or leadership, is applied more in practice? The results of the research show that only five percent of organizations in the business environment are biotic organizations. This confirms the research hypothesis that this organizational form is not prevalent in the current economic environment. The low level application of biotic principles reveals that most companies are still organized on the basis of the principles of mechanistic organizations. This is reflected in formal hierarchies, a yramidal structure and traditional management that create an environment of command and control.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50204 - Business and management

Projekt

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Návaznosti

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Security and Sustainability Issues

ISSN

2029-7017

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

2017

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

9/2017

Stát vydavatele periodika

LT - Litevská republika

Počet stran výsledku

18

Strana od-do

94-112

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85030636181