The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies on E-culture.

Abstract: Management through culture is an important aspect of conducting an enterprise.
Culture in modern organisations has undergone transformations as a result of constant changes.
Nowadays, a virtual organisation is among some of the most popular forms of organisations that
adapt to current changes. Information and communication technologies (ICT) constitute a key
determinant of the very existence of virtual organisations. E-culture is a type of organisational
culture specific to virtual organisations. The aim of this paper is to evaluate assumptions
concerning the impact of ICT on the organisational culture. Tests were performed on a sample of
92 information technology (IT) companies operating in Poland to evaluate a research hypothesis.
Based on a statistical analysis, partial hypotheses, and consequently the main hypothesis, were
evaluated to be true. The paper describes those aspects of e-culture that are affected by ICT to
the greatest extent.