To what extent are organisations socially constructed phenomena?

Organizations operate within the context of a particular society. From this point of view, organizations can be considered as highly depended on social rules and ethics under certain terms, this dependency can be high, influencing the organizational mission and goals. It is for this reason that organizations have been often characterized as socially constructed phenomena. The relationship between organizations and society is critically analyzed in this paper. It is proved that organizations can be characterized as socially constructed phenomena but the arguments on which such descriptions can be based may be differentiated across organizations operating in markets with different social and ethical rules, an issue discussed below. In any case, the understanding of the relationship between