Łukasz Sułkowski Is organizational culture a topic of interest?
This paper is focused on an analysis of the cognitive and pragmatic aspects of organizational culture in management. Its conclusion attempts to sketch perspectives for the resolutions of problems. Research must accept methodological pluralism encumbered by manifold paradigms and definitions of organizational culture. Openness to concepts and methods derived other scientific disciplines is also important. The field of organizational culture is no longer restricted to the liberal arts and social studies-sociology, cultural anthropology, culture studies, and linguistics-but now also includes exact sciences-cognitive sciences, evolutionary biology, and information technologies. Explanations of cultural processes will probably be a part of the scientific revolution coupling together the questions of social and natural sciences

Grażyna Aniszewska Molding organizational culture in international organizations subject to mergers and acquisitions
This article is devoted to actions that international organizations in the process of mergers and acquisitions can take in order to guaranty flexibility. Organizational culture is an important "welding" mechanism in international mergers and acquisitions. This is why the ability to look at the integration process from a cultural perspective is stepping up to becoming a challenge for partners to the transaction. This article identifies the most important tools as well as potential problems in shaping organizational culture. Case studies serve to illustrate the discussed questions.

Czesław Sikorski The advantages of a weak organizational culture
The objective of this paper is to call attention to the negative effects of a strong organizational culture, which is at the same time synonymous with a strong organizational identity. Such negative aspects include low susceptibility to innovation, aggressive attitudes with respect to the environment that impede cooperation, and an uncritical acceptance of stereotypes. Organizations with a strong culture have little chance of success on a global market.

COMMUNIQUES
Agnieszka Sitko-Lutek The organizational culture of Polish businesses in light of research
The aim of this paper is to present diagnoses of Polish organizational culture. Presented research results cover existing and preferred organizational culture as found among the managerial staff of Polish companies. Perceptions of Polish organizational culture by Ukrainian, German, and British respondents are also discussed. The conclusions of the research include directions for future change in organizational culture.

Jan Stachowicz and Janusz Machulik Dilemmas of the organizational culture change processes in industrial companies
This paper formulates the thesis that organizational culture, being a particular form of organizational knowledge, has a dual and autopoietic nature. This understanding of organizational culture served as the basis for formulating conclusions and recommendations for the transformation process of organizational culture in Polish businesses. The developed conclusions are supported by research results on changes of organizational culture in traditional industry companies in Poland, as well as by studies on changes in interpersonal trust in the process of clustering.

Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch The development of primary company values on the basis of the best practices of such companies as Microsoft, Saturn Corporation, and American Express
This paper presents the "Management by Values" model in the enterprise. The author pays special attention to the development phase of primary values as well as their particular components. The presented practices, behaviors, and processes are based on solutions applied at Microsoft, American Express, and the Saturn Corporation.

REVIEWS, DISCUSSIONS
Warren Bennis, Daniel Goleman, James O'Toole, and Patricia Ward Biederman, Transparency: How Leaders Create a Culture of Candor - Jerzy S. Czarnecki
Stanisław A. Witkowski, Tadeusz Listwan (Editors), Kompetencje a sukces zarządzania organizacją [Competencies and success in managing the organization] - Grażyna Bartkowiak
Arkadiusz Potocki, Instrumenty komunikacji wewnętrznej w przedsiębiorstwie [Internal communication instruments in the company] - Janina Stankiewicz
Anna Rakowska, Kompetencje menedżerskie kadry kierowniczej we współczesnych organizacjach [The managerial competencies of the managerial staff in contemporary organizations] - Ewa Szczepankiewicz-Chmiel

CHRONICLE, INFORMATION
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