Institutional counteraction to digital divide of selected social groupsWidely understood informatization process of every sphere of life facilitates human living to a great extent. On the other hand, this process brings a number of different dangers. One of them is a kind of social stratification, clearly dividing people into the ones who use computer facilities and Internet resources and to those who do not. Such a phenomenon is most often called digital divide. It concerns especially people belonging to the fifty-plus age group, which constitutes one third of Polish inhabitants
This article describes the “Media Helmsmen” research project, which primary goal was the analysis of the influence of leaders of media organizations on shaping the media market in Poland after 1989. The project began in 2013 during the “Humanistic Management” conference at Jagiellonian University, and was inspired by the idea presented by the late professor Barbara Czarniawska. Even though professor Czarniawska did not conduct her study in Sweden as it was planned, in Poland extensive research material was collected. It allowed the identification of key dilemmas in organizational management media organizations. The article presents the basic research assumptions of the project, including the main research questions: how is the leadership viewed in relation to media organizations? Who exactly is the media helmsman? What are its features? The authors point to the multi-paradigmatic nature of management sciences and emphasize the importance of both theoretical and practical aspects of research. The article includes a brief description of the research process, which is presented in detail in the monograph titled “Media Helmsmen”.
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