Homo energeticus. Jednostka – organizacja – kultura
Homo energeticus. Individual – organization – culture

Summary/Abstract: At the beginning of the article, the author focuses his attention on general characteristics of the ideal and the real homo energeticus. Next, the author tries to show the relationship between homo energeticus and different homines: 1. homo teleologicus – the man pursuing his goals, 2. homo sociologicus – a man seeking to meet the needs of affiliation, entering into relationships with others, 3. homo politicus – a man as a social being. In the second part of the article, the author presents homo energeticus in the organization. He discusses pro- and anti-effective organizational cultures (positive and negative cultures), then discusses a human capital model and a sieve model of HRM and their impact on the mental costs incurred by workers in their work environment. There is also indicated the cognitive potential inherent in the typologies of national cultures, such as the typology of G. Hofstede, in relation to the concept of homo energeticus. The author concludes his article with the view that there is a need for further study of the issue and draws a real possibility of integrating this concept in education, particularly to philosophical, ethical, praxiological and business ethics educations. According to the author, the inclusion of the concept into education would contribute to greater reflectivity of individuals in their personal lives, would contribute to more creativeness of employees in organizations, and also contribute to building civil society and the realization of sustainable development.

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