Full-text resources of CEJSH and other databases are now available in the new Library of Science.
Visit https://bibliotekanauki.pl

Results found: 3

first rewind previous Page / 1 next fast forward last

Search results

help Sort By:

help Limit search:
first rewind previous Page / 1 next fast forward last
1

OPTIMISM AS A RELEVANT FACTOR OF POSITIVE ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

100%
Frasunkiewicz D.
Optimum. Studia Ekonomiczne
|
2007
|
issue 1(33)
85-108
EN
Being convinced that the research on workers' behaviors is a part of management in organizational settings, in order to make organizations work more effectively, the authoress referred the organizational behavior to the achievements of positive psychology as to the attempt to focus on building positive qualities and traits within individuals or organizations. Positive psychology has introduced the paradigm of the reflection on human, different than already known, which has recommended to abandon the research into the imperfection of human existence, suggesting the concentration on the individual's strong points in exchange for it. The possession of such points is nowadays considered to be the only way for the individual to achieve their successes, because it is aimed at making the most of the individual's potential and therefore accomplishing the best results in their cases. The reason is that the new manner of the interpretation of behaviors is based on the assumption that it is easier to achieve success by developing one's own advantages than by diminishing one's weaknesses. Aiming at the genuine treatment of workers as the most valuable resource in an organization requires employers to use the achievements of positive psychology. By dint of such attitude it is possible to strengthen advantages of every company, within soft competencies of both the superiors and the subordinates. Optimism belongs to these advantages doubtless, so this study focuses on the state of optimism. The principal aim of the research is the assessment of the influence of workers' optimism on organizational performance and positive climate of organization. The research was conducted in 2005,120 small and medium enterprises, with selection of subordinates and superiors, were chosen from the area of the North-East Poland. One of the most relevant conclusions is the assertion that it is possible to transmit optimism as well as statement that optimism infects people by dint of such mechanisms as: involved participation in a group, identification, imitation, the tasks which increase prestige, suggestion, similarity and normative pattern and behavioral pattern.
2

ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AS AN INDICATOR OF WORKAHOLIC BEHAVIOR

100%
Frasunkiewicz D.
Optimum. Studia Ekonomiczne
|
2007
|
issue 3(35)
83-106
EN
The idea of the paper was to describe organizational culture and workaholism. On the one hand, it is paid more and more attention to organizational culture as an important determinant of organizational success and on the other - transformation of political system induced a change in attitude to work forming new look of workaholism in Poland and organizational culture is one of the source of this phenomena. It is no denying that each organization has a unique social structure and that these social structures drive much of the individual behavior observed in organizations. Individuals influence organizational culture and at the same time culture of organization has an impact on them, because on the one hand, the culture is brought into an organization from outside (by its members) and therefore it arises from their needs, aspirations or aims and is manifested in models of workers' attitudes, on the other - organizations create the culture by themselves and workers adopt it. In most cases behaviors of employees are organized by norms and assumptions formed by organizational culture of these two sources. Thus, the aim was to indicate the most important organizational norms and basic assumptions which influence workaholism in great corporations and in small private enterprises in the North-East region of Poland, where people have a more intensive need to make up for civilizing backwardness through hard work than in others parts of country. Currently, the previous stagnation was replaced by ambitions and diligence characteristic of all age groups of the investigated workers. The image of the active man who is always busy and overworked is attractive nowadays, because it is perceived as the image of a man of success. Thus, the main reason why inhabitants of the region devote their private time for hour-long work is their need for individual success, which means the achievement of their own aims and aspirations. Independently of individual predispositions to workaholism and desires, organizational culture can strengthen workers' tendency to it. The results of inquiry showed some repeatable norms and assumptions of organizational culture which maintain personal features as well as arouse workaholic behaviors of members of an organization.
3

Workaholism

100%
Frasunkiewicz D.
Ekonomika i Organizacja Przedsiębiorstwa
|
2006
|
issue 6(677)
66-73
EN
Research findings prove that workaholism becomes a significant social problem in Poland. Not only personal predispositions strengthened in the process of human being's socialisation are the source of workaholism, but also external factors. The research results indicate that among key external factors there are the fashion for 'being busy with work' as well as a new diligence ethos.
first rewind previous Page / 1 next fast forward last
JavaScript is turned off in your web browser. Turn it on to take full advantage of this site, then refresh the page.