Mity pomagają i… szkodzą organizacji

Czesław  Sikorski

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Abstract

Myths are Both Helpful and... Disruptive to an Organization

Throughout this article, the role of myths as part of organizational culture is emphasized. Myths, similarly to cultures, diverge according to the type of organization. In the paper, opposing types of organizations are distinguished on the basis of their attitude to power and to environmental issues.

The objective of this article is to analyze the core myths exploited in organizations for motivational purposes in order to identify the conditions for their positive or negative impact on both organizational efficiency and employee wellbeing.

Throughout this article, the role of myths as part of organizational culture is emphasized. Myths, similarly to cultures, diverge according to the type of organization. In the paper, opposing types of organizations are distinguished on the basis of their attitude to power and to environmental issues.

The objective of this article is to analyze the core myths exploited in organizations for motivational purposes in order to identify the conditions for their positive or negative impact on both organizational efficiency and employee wellbeing.

Keywords

myth, organizational culture, authoritarian organization, democtratic organization, closed organization, open organization

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Information

Information: Culture Management, 2022, Volume 23, Issue 2, pp. 97-110

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/20843976ZK.22.007.16161

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:

Mity pomagają i… szkodzą organizacji

English:

Myths are Both Helpful and... Disruptive to an Organization

Authors

Czesław Sikorski

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1344-2030

University of Lodz, Poland, ul. Narutowicza 65, 90-131 Łódź

Published at: 30.06.2022

Received at: 08.04.2022

Accepted at: 12.06.2022

Article status: Open

Licence: CC BY

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Czesław Sikorski (Author) - 100%

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