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Mechanistic, or Biotic Organizations: Research of Organizational Principles Towards Sustainability of Social Systems
Volume 7, Issue 1 (2017), pp. 94–112
Karel Slinták  

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https://doi.org/10.9770/jssi.2017.7.1(8)
Pub. online: 28 September 2017      Type: Article      Open accessOpen Access

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28 September 2017

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This article deals with the question of how we perceive organizations – as machines for making money, or as living systems with specific needs and objectives. In accordance with these views, a model of a biotic organization has been created with the research aim to measure the level of representation of biotic organizations in the business environment. The model of a biotic organization consists of four principles: amorphous structure, leadership, shared vision and service to its own environment. In practice, the existence of the individual elements of the biotic organization were evaluated by quantitative and qualitative research. Answers were sought and found to the four partial questions put forward, namely: What is the purpose of the existence of the organization? What type of structure is applied in organizations? Is there a shared vision within organizations? Which of these principles, management or leadership, is applied more in practice? The results of the research show that only five percent of organizations in the business environment are biotic organizations. This confirms the research hypothesis that this organizational form is not prevalent in the current economic environment. The low level application of biotic principles reveals that most companies are still organized on the basis of the principles of mechanistic organizations. This is reflected in formal hierarchies, a pyramidal structure and traditional management that create an environment of command and control.

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adhocracy leadership living system mechanistic system service to society shared vision

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