Intranet as a tool for shaping an open organizational culture in the enterprise

In the article the notion of Intranet has been defined as well as ways of its use have been described. A definition of organizational culture has been also presented, and an overview of scientific literature has been performed that distinguishes two opposite approaches to shaping organizational culture: culture cannot be shaped in a planned way, and it is possible to shape organizational culture. In this contribution the second approach has been accepted, and then factors that influence shaping organizational culture have been characterized. The typology of cultures of organizations has been described with regard to openness and closeness; open culture has been explained. Finally a proposition has been presented concerning the way of use of Intranet for shaping an open organizational culture of the enterprise.