Introduction. The relevance of the article topic is due to the fact that we live in a systemic revolution of society, its political, economic and social subsystems. The deep nature of the phenomenon of the system is not fully understood, and traditional management methods are unable to cope with the growing complexity, dynamism and systems instability. Purpose and methods. The purpose of the article is a theoretical analysis of the phenomenon of the system in the context of the system paradigm of management philosophy as a meta science, which allows to significantly expand the horizons of the managers vision of public organizations in terms of increasing international interdependence. The methodological basis of the study is the dialectical principle of cognition, systemic, historical, philosophical approaches to the study of organizational phenomena and processes in society. Results. The history of system ideas development has been investigated. The existing methodological approaches to defining the essence of the phenomenon "system" have been analyzed. The essence, role and significance of the system philosophy of management, its key aspects and worldview paradigms have been revealed. A conceptual approach to the typology of social systems has been proposed. The basic principles of construction and functioning of social systems in the context of the system philosophy of effective management aimed at preserving the integrity and viability of systems have been substantiated. Conclusions. The scientific novelty of the research results is the deepening of theoretical positions on the system and system philosophy of management, the holistic view development of this complex organizational and philosophical problem and substantiation of approaches to solving its ontological, epistemological and value-semantic aspects. The practical significance of the obtained results is manifested in the possibility of their use in the management of social systems and in supplementing the general theory of systems and philosophy of ...
The methodology of public governance has only been analysed recently. The methodology of public governance consists of a collection of concepts, ideas, reforms, degrees and other problems of theory. The role of methodology is important in the field as applied, practical and interdisciplinary as public governance. The study analyses how public administration theory developed at the end of the twentieth and at the start of the twenty-first century. The article examines the theories of public sector practice, such as theories on public organization behaviour, public management, and public policy implementation in a global environment. Theories on bureaucratic politics seek to explain how the politics–administration dichotomy is transforming from the traditional theoretical framework to the new democratic systematic framework and to a new understanding of public governance democratization, which is central in today's organizational theory. The primary issue addressed in the article is the development of public administration and governance theory in the period of globalization and modernization, and changes in the definition of the role of theory in public governance. ; Straipsnyje nagrinėjamos Slovakijos Respublikos viešojo sektoriaus darbuotojų ir vadybininkų motyvacijos didinimo problemos. Apžvelgiama, kaip viešojo sektoriaus organizacijos pasitelkia motyvavimo politiką kaip metodą, kurį taikydami viešojo sektoriaus organizacijų vadovai gali pasiekti didesnį darbuotojų ir vadovų suvokiamos motyvacijos ir pasitenkinimo darbu lygį. Motyvavimo politika gali būti suprantama kaip sistema apibrėžtų ir aptartų prioritetų, principų ir taisyklių, kurių tikslas yra sistemiškai didinti motyvacinės atmosferos patrauklumą organizacijoje bei stiprinti atskirų individų, grupių ir visos organizacijos motyvaciją. Straipsnio turinys grindžiamas apklausos, atliktos Slovakijos organizacijose 2008–2009 m., rezultatais. Šioje apklausoje tyrinėta viešojo bei privataus sektorių darbuotojų bei vadybininkų motyvacijos kaita, atliktas šių sektorių rezultatų palyginimas.
The turbulence of the organizations' environment significantly affects the functioning of creative knowledge-based organizations. Changes that occur in this broadly understood environment are often unpredictable, so it is impossible to prepare for them. Therefore organizations must creatively use their knowledge in their response to these changes. Bearing the above in mind, the issue of organizational barriers of sustainable creativity development in knowledge based organizations seemed to be worth the research effort. The paper analyses, synthesizes and compares the theory (regarding the essence of a knowledge-based organization, the sustainable development of creativity in organizations and the barriers that hinder this development), processes empirical data, verifies hypotheses, and provides conclusions and suggestions for knowledge based organizations (both those taking up and not taking creative activities) regarding the minimization of barriers affecting the sustainable development of creativity. The empirical analysis uses the Spearman correlation coefficient, Chi-square test, Mann-Whitney test, W Wilcoxon's test and simple rotation factor analysis. The results of the research showed significant differences in the following barriers of sustainable creativity development: lack of knowledge on the organization's vision, goals and plans, poor financial condition of the organization, and fear to present own ideas. Subsequently, with use of appropriate statistical apparatus, the 28 primarily defined barriers were turned out to into the six heterogeneous category – groups of the barriers limiting the sustainable development of creativity in knowledge-based organizations. The results of the study made it possible to identify areas the improvement of those may allow for more effective development of the organization in the scope presented in the paper. The article ends with recommendations that respond to the barriers with the strongest negative impact on the sustainable creativity development.
Creativity is highly valued in all areas of life, and it must be supported in the academic environment for the future prosperity of all organizations. This is the primary source of creativity for practice. The research presented is based on answering the following questions: Are an organization's members willing to increase their motivation if the organization's motivational efforts improve? What elements in decision-making are used to support the creativity and motivation of the organization's members? The paper proposes a novel taxonomy of decision-making factors influencing organizations' sustainable creativity based on linking the findings from the authors' surveys. Its application will lead to an improvement in the organizations' processes, especially in the process of education and knowledge generation. The sociological inquiry was used as the main data collection method. Other methods applied included content analysis, practical cases analysis, and comparison. Methods of mathematical-statistical analysis and deductive-inductive approach were used in the evaluation. This resulted in the confirmation of the impact of creative decision-making approaches by employees and managers on sustainable motivation and creativity in the organization. The taxonomy of decision-making factors for the support of sustainable creativity reflects the results of this original research combined with the findings summarized in the discussion.
Introduction. The relevance of the article topic is due to the fact that we live in a systemic revolution of society, its political, economic and social subsystems. The deep nature of the phenomenon of the system is not fully understood, and traditional management methods are unable to cope with the growing complexity, dynamism and systems instability. Purpose and methods. The purpose of the article is a theoretical analysis of the phenomenon of the system in the context of the system paradigm of management philosophy as a meta science, which allows to significantly expand the horizons of the managers vision of public organizations in terms of increasing international interdependence. The methodological basis of the study is the dialectical principle of cognition, systemic, historical, philosophical approaches to the study of organizational phenomena and processes in society. Results. The history of system ideas development has been investigated. The existing methodological approaches to defining the essence of the phenomenon "system" have been analyzed. The essence, role and significance of the system philosophy of management, its key aspects and worldview paradigms have been revealed. A conceptual approach to the typology of social systems has been proposed. The basic principles of construction and functioning of social systems in the context of the system philosophy of effective management aimed at preserving the integrity and viability of systems have been substantiated. Conclusions. The scientific novelty of the research results is the deepening of theoretical positions on the system and system philosophy of management, the holistic view development of this complex organizational and philosophical problem and substantiation of approaches to solving its ontological, epistemological and value-semantic aspects. The practical significance of the obtained results is manifested in the possibility of their use in the management of social systems and in supplementing the general theory of systems and philosophy of management with new provisions on systemic as the basis of the modern concept in management
Introduction. The relevance of the article topic is due to the fact that we live in a systemic revolution of society, its political, economic and social subsystems. The deep nature of the phenomenon of the system is not fully understood, and traditional management methods are unable to cope with the growing complexity, dynamism and systems instability. Purpose and methods. The purpose of the article is a theoretical analysis of the phenomenon of the system in the context of the system paradigm of management philosophy as a meta science, which allows to significantly expand the horizons of the managers vision of public organizations in terms of increasing international interdependence. The methodological basis of the study is the dialectical principle of cognition, systemic, historical, philosophical approaches to the study of organizational phenomena and processes in society. Results. The history of system ideas development has been investigated. The existing methodological approaches to defining the essence of the phenomenon "system" have been analyzed. The essence, role and significance of the system philosophy of management, its key aspects and worldview paradigms have been revealed. A conceptual approach to the typology of social systems has been proposed. The basic principles of construction and functioning of social systems in the context of the system philosophy of effective management aimed at preserving the integrity and viability of systems have been substantiated. Conclusions. The scientific novelty of the research results is the deepening of theoretical positions on the system and system philosophy of management, the holistic view development of this complex organizational and philosophical problem and substantiation of approaches to solving its ontological, epistemological and value-semantic aspects. The practical significance of the obtained results is manifested in the possibility of their use in the management of social systems and in supplementing the general theory of systems and philosophy of management with new provisions on systemic as the basis of the modern concept in management ; Введение. Актуальность темы статьи обусловлена тем, что мы живем во время системной революции общества, его политической, экономической и социальной подсистем. Глубинная природа феномена системы до конца не выяснена, а традиционные методы менеджмента не могут справиться с нарастающими сложностью, динамизмом и неустойчивостью систем. Цель и методы. Цель статьи – теоретический анализ феномена системы в контексте системной парадигмы философии менеджмента как метанауки, которая позволяет существенно расширить горизонт видения менеджеров общественных организаций в условиях усиления международной взаимозависимости. Методологической основой исследования является диалектический принцип познания, системный, исторический, философский подходы к изучению организационных явлений и процессов в социуме. Результаты. Исследована история развития системных идей. Проанализированы существующие методологические подходы к определению сущности феномена «система». Раскрыты сущность, роль и значение системной философии менеджмента, ее ключевые аспекты и мировоззренческие парадигмы. Предложен концептуальный подход к типологии общественных систем. Обоснованы исходные базовые принципы построения и функционирования общественных систем в контексте системной философии эффективного менеджмента, направленной на сохранение целостности и жизнеспособности систем. Выводы. Научная новизна исследования заключается в углублении теоретических положений касательно системности и системной философии менеджмента, выработке целостного взгляда на эту сложную организационно-философскую проблему и обосновании подходов к решению ее онтологических, гносеологических и ценностно-смысловых аспектов. Практическое значение полученных результатов раскрывается в возможности их использования в управлении общественными системами, в дополнении общей теории систем и философии менеджмента новыми положениями о системности как основе современной концепции управления. ; Вступ. Актуальність теми статті зумовлена тим, що ми живемо в час системної революції суспільства, його політичної, економічної і соціальної підсистем. Глибинна природа феномену системи до кінця не з'ясована, а традиційні методи менеджменту неспроможні впоратися з наростаючими складністю, динамізмом та нестійкістю систем. Мета і методи. Мета статті – теоретичний аналіз феномену системи в контексті системної парадигми філософії менеджменту як метанауки, яка дозволяє істотно розширити горизонт бачення менеджерів суспільних організацій в умовах посилення міжнародної взаємозалежності. Методологічною основою дослідження є діалектичний принцип пізнання, системний, історичний, філософський підходи до вивчення організаційних явищ і процесів у соціумі. Результати. Досліджено історію розвитку системних ідей. Проаналізовано існуючі методологічні підходи до визначення сутності феномену «система». Розкрито сутність, роль і значення системної філософії менеджменту, її ключові аспекти та світоглядні парадигми. Запропоновано концептуальний підхід до типології суспільних систем. Обґрунтовано вихідні базові принципи побудови і функціонування суспільних систем у контексті системної філософії ефективного менеджменту, спрямованої на збереження цілісності та життєздатності систем. Висновки. Наукова новизна результатів дослідження полягає у поглибленні теоретичних положень щодо системності та системної філософії менеджменту, виробленні цілісного погляду на цю складну організаційно-філософську проблему і обґрунтуванні підходів до вирішення її онтологічних, гносеологічних та ціннісно-сенсових аспектів. Практичне значення одержаних результатів виявляється у можливості їх використання в управлінні суспільними системами й у доповненні загальної теорії систем і філософії менеджменту новими положеннями про системність як основу сучасної концепції управління.
Introduction. The relevance of the article topic is due to the fact that we live in a systemic revolution of society, its political, economic and social subsystems. The deep nature of the phenomenon of the system is not fully understood, and traditional management methods are unable to cope with the growing complexity, dynamism and systems instability. Purpose and methods. The purpose of the article is a theoretical analysis of the phenomenon of the system in the context of the system paradigm of management philosophy as a meta science, which allows to significantly expand the horizons of the managers vision of public organizations in terms of increasing international interdependence. The methodological basis of the study is the dialectical principle of cognition, systemic, historical, philosophical approaches to the study of organizational phenomena and processes in society. Results. The history of system ideas development has been investigated. The existing methodological approaches to defining the essence of the phenomenon "system" have been analyzed. The essence, role and significance of the system philosophy of management, its key aspects and worldview paradigms have been revealed. A conceptual approach to the typology of social systems has been proposed. The basic principles of construction and functioning of social systems in the context of the system philosophy of effective management aimed at preserving the integrity and viability of systems have been substantiated. Conclusions. The scientific novelty of the research results is the deepening of theoretical positions on the system and system philosophy of management, the holistic view development of this complex organizational and philosophical problem and substantiation of approaches to solving its ontological, epistemological and value-semantic aspects. The practical significance of the obtained results is manifested in the possibility of their use in the management of social systems and in supplementing the general theory of systems and philosophy of management with new provisions on systemic as the basis of the modern concept in management
Objective: The paper deals with the theoretical and empirical examination of university values in relation to key competences of university teachers. The combination of values that universities should prioritize and the competences that university teachers should possess is seen in the paper as an important precondition for improving the quality and acceleration of modern university progress. The theoretical part analyzes, compares and synthesizes opinions on key terms examined in the paper, i.e. higher education, university, values, and competences. The empirical part presents, on the one hand, the results of the questionnaire survey aimed at defining important university values. The survey was carried out on a sample of n = 279 students of the University of Žilina, Slovak Republic, and obtained 1,786 statements on crucial values or sub-values of the university. On the other hand, based on results of the previous survey (n = 27 university teachers) which was targeted on key competences of the great university teachers, the empirical part seeks to experimentally link university key values with teachers' key competences.
Methodology: Analysis, synthesis, comparison, abstraction, questionnaire survey, thinking experiment. Hypothesis H1: University values defined by students will be repeated in the survey, i.e. student views on the core values of university will be identical or similar in content. Negation hypothesis H0: University values defined by students will not be repeated in the survey.
Findings: Respondents reported a total of n0 = 1,786 statements regarding the university values or sub-values. A substantial consensus was found: many of values were repeated for respondents. Defined values were subsequently grouped: from the initially defined n1 = 229 values, n2 = 32 complex values were generated. This leads to a rejection of H0, in favor of H1: the university values generated by students are similar in the content. The results in the evaluative question confirmed the assumption that respondents considered most important mostly those values that the previous open question most frequently reported. Although depending on the study program is always the quality of education in the first place of importance, the order of importance of other values varies to some extent.
Value Added: Opinions on university teachers' competences and university's values were discussed. Experimental linking of university values to competences of teachers was performed based on the survey results conducted by the authors in 2012 (this one consisted of three sequential interviews/workshops with teachers of University of Žilina). A logical conclusion was formulated: All the university teachers and scientists are becoming authorities competent to build, preserve and transform universal knowledge into an ever-higher level.
Recommendations: A conclusion of the paper contains the characteristics recommended for achieve an effective process of developing university competences.
Nowadays people live in a world of many interacting cultures and spend a lot of time communicating across cultures with other people and organizations around the world. Knowledge and skills of intercultural communication and the employees' familiarity with the cultural practices of their assignments are in demand in many professions. The need for intercultural competence research in the 4th industrial revolution arises from economical, political and labor changes, and increased use of information technology. The article is aimed at revealing the importance of intercultural competence in the organizations during the 4th industrial revolution. The publication presents the main findings of the research, which confirmed that employees' intercultural competence is influenced by their education and age; relationships among intercultural competence of employees and their education and age are moderated by different sectors; expectations towards international cooperation are positively related to the perceived importance of intercultural competence; public sector is different from others because of its expectations and tolerance relation, which is not typical in other sectors.
Nowadays people live in a world of many interacting cultures and spend a lot of time communicating across cultures with other people and organizations around the world. Knowledge and skills of intercultural communication and the employees' familiarity with the cultural practices of their assignments are in demand in many professions. The need for intercultural competence research in the 4th industrial revolution arises from economical, political and labor changes, and increased use of information technology. The article is aimed at revealing the importance of intercultural competence in the organizations during the 4th industrial revolution. The publication presents the main findings of the research, which confirmed that employees' intercultural competence is influenced by their education and age; relationships among intercultural competence of employees and their education and age are moderated by different sectors; expectations towards international cooperation are positively related to the perceived importance of intercultural competence; public sector is different from others because of its expectations and tolerance relation, which is not typical in other sectors.
This article examines motivation and the quality of decision making's effect on motivation as important preconditions for organizational sustainability. The article is focused on an examination of the content and intensity of perceived motivation, and the forms of decisions that were made while motivating people. Motivation (from a theoretical and empirical point of view) is related to crucial processes of human potential development and motivation. The analysis, synthesis and generalization of knowledge related to sustainability, motivation and decision making in human potential motivation are presented in the theoretical part of the article. The empirical part presents the results of sociological questionnaire, focusing on the area of decision making in motivation that was carried out on sample of respondents in the Slovak Republic (n = 500), Poland (n = 390) and Lithuania (n = 226). The results confirm a strong correlation between the level of the motivation and the quality of key processes of development of human potential (leadership, appraisal, communication, and the creation of an atmosphere of trust). In all examined countries and processes, the calculated values of the chi-square test were significantly higher than the table value (level of significance = 0.05). The section describing the results contains a proposed content-componential model of decision making in affecting and building sustainable motivation.
