THE ADAPTIVE CAPABILITIES OF ORGANIZATIONS. CASE OF POLISH PUBLIC HOSPITALS (Zdolnosci adaptacyjne organizacji. Przypadek szpitali powiatowych)

Information gathering and analysis, reaction design and implementation, and activities correction and learning are three types of adaptive capabilities connected to three phases of organizational adaptation to the environment. The primary objective of this article is to present how adaptive capabilities of high and low performers differ. In the second part of the article the key factors influencing the adaptive capabilities of Polish public hospitals will be identified and examined.