Strategy and Structure in Public Organization

Abstract

The functioning of the organization is related to the implementation of its mission and vision and the pursuit of specific goals set in the strategy. Regardless of the branch of production, sector of service or public administration, the strategy defining aims to be achieved and indicating the manner of their implementation it determines the path of development and survival in the turbulent times of change. The formal structure of the organization is also related to the functioning of the organization, regulating the level of dependence between the units inside it, creating a network of mutual connections in the form of an organizational scheme. The publication covers the features of the strategy as an obligatory document for public higher education institutions and the types and functions of the organizational structure specific to the sector of higher education in Poland. The article will present the relationships that occur between the organization’s strategy and its structure in the area of higher education in Poland. The authors will seek answers to the question which of the two-factor system in public universities is an element that is more often subject to changes and whether the change of one of them always involves updating the other.