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This chapter is based on an empirical study of 186 Polish enterprises (mainly in the metal and textile industries) in 1998-99. The study focused on changes in organizational identity — that is, the set of characteristics that distinguish a given firm from others in its organizational environment. The chapter considers factors that affect organizational identity, such as privatization, the economic situation and leadership. It shows the context of organizational identity and factors posing a threat for the present identity of Polish industrial companies.
This chapter is based on a study entitled ‘Organizational Identity of Polish Enterprises. Consequences of Privatization’, supported by the Research Support Scheme of the Open Society Support foundation, grant no. 1143/1998.
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Konecki, K. (2003). Change of Organizational Identity in Polish Enterprises. In: Stüting, HJ., Dorow, W., Claassen, F., Blazejewski, S. (eds) Change Management in Transition Economies. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403937841_13
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