SEEU Review vol. 6 Nr. 2 (pdf) - South East European University

SEEU Review Volume 6, No. 2, 2010way organizations function. We must start from the core as suggested byFlores (1981) because an organization is a network, composed of thetransaction of all its members. In Macedonia, unfortunately, organizationsare seen as sites for domination, where one speaks (the manager, CEO, ordirector) and the employees have to listen and execute. This runs counter toBarge’s assertion and hinders the appropriate interventions necessary to leadMacedonia into the competitive global market.Obviously, the two organizations taken into consideration are notidentical. The CIP reveals an organization which is employee centered whichmany scholars would agree that is a place that should be taken as an examplefor post-socialist countries. I cannot generalize and assert that allorganizations in older democratic countries such as the United States employthe same positive organizational processes and practices, but given myexperience so far I can conclude that most organizations in the United Satesfoster positive organizational processes and practices while promotingpositive organizational climates.Apart from observing the CIP, I spent three semesters at the Departmentof Communication at Indiana University – Purdue University in Fort Wayne,Indiana, where I worked as a teaching assistant. My research with the CIPand my work experience at IPFW has positioned me as a participant in bothsystems. Both experiences prove enough for me to assert that organizationsin older democracies promote open and democratic environments.Finally, I can proudly assert that my observations which initiated myresearch interest along with my hypothesis prove to be true which sets asolid research base for me as a future communication scholar and researcher.97