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Introduction
Introduction
Themodernworld,whichischaracterizedbytheglobalchanges,poses
achallengeforboththeindividualanddevelopmentoftheorganization.In
thefieldofthebroadlydefinedmanagement,andpersonnelmanagementin
particular,onecanalsoobservethenewtrends,directionsofactionsorways
ofthinking.Onecanassertthatmanagementisakindofcreatingthereality
fromtheelementsthatthemanagerhasgotathisdisposal,suchasideas,
peopleandtherelationsbetweenthem,formalandlegalinstitutions,mate-
rialandfinancialmeans,aswellastherightstodisposeofthem.Withthe
viewofthechallengesofpostmodernism,managingintheorganizationsis
alsobasedontheinclinationfordiversity,variability,systemsthinking,and
thereadinesstoconstantlearning.Thecompaniestransformationprocess
directedattheso-calledlearningorganizationsisthemainpointofreference
fortheissuesanalyzedinthisthesis.Theexistingnewcompetitiveenviron-
mentrealitiesarethereasonforthefundamentalchangesofexpectations
towardsthemanagersandtheorganizationfunctioning.Thesocial,political,
economicandculturalchanges,aswellasthegrowingpaceoflife,makethe
man’spersonalandprofessionalfunctioningconditionsrequiretheconstant
adaptationandflexibility.Therefore,boththemodernorganizationsand
theirleadersshouldchangetheirwayofthinking,actingandperceivingthe
reality.Themodernmethodsofpeoplemanagement,resultingfromthe
necessityoffollowingtheeconomicandtechnologicaldevelopment,maybe
difficulttounderstandandimplement,butareinmyviewaprerequisitefor
theeffectivefunctioningoftheorganizationofthefuture.Thesemethods
involvetheprocessoftheindividualizationoftheemployment,extending
therangeoftheemployees’autonomyandindependence,puttingmoreem-
phasisontheinitiative,creativity,commitment,mobilityandtheconstant
developmentoftheindividualandtheorganization.Therefore,modern
managerswillhavetomakethegradeanddefinetheirprofessionalrole
again,uptothe21stcenturystandards.Theirorganizationalcompetencein
thisrespectwillbebasedthenonthepresentlyformedprinciplesofinterre-
lationships,partnership,employmentandinspiringpeopletowork,teams
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