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BACKGROUND:

Non-public higher schools have developed dynamically since the transformative changes of 1989 and now play a remarkable role in the Polish educational market. However, the public schools are considered to be more prestigious. A study on the organizational culture of the two types of institutions should provide more insight into the nature of their effectiveness.

OBJECTIVE:

The purpose of this paper is to present differences between public and non-public higher education institutions in Poland with regard to their organizational culture.

METHODS:

A synthetic review of the literature on organizational culture was conducted and presented. Research in the form of a survey based on Cameron and Quinn’s model was conducted in eight universities in Poland. A sample of opinions of 186 workers was gathered and analyzed.

RESULTS:

In Poland public universities have a predominantly hierarchical …