The networking of the justice system – the desired model of leadership

The justice system in Poland is based on individual courts of three levels: district courts (351), regional courts (45) and appellate courts (11). The justice system creates a model network structure. Obligatory inter -... [ view full abstract ]

The justice system in Poland is based on individual courts of three levels: district courts (351), regional courts (45) and appellate courts (11). The justice system creates a model network structure. Obligatory inter - organizational networks function within it. The law imposes competences and tasks as well as hierarchical subordination on courts – the actors in networks. Obligatory inter - organizational networks are characterized by poor relation network. The justice system is characterized by highly formal relations with stakeholders and formalized structures. Despite this, there is a potential to create voluntary inter - organizational networks. In the justice system voluntary inter - organizational networks are being created between and among courts independent of hierarchy and between and among courts and external stakeholders. The cooperation in networks is aimed at knowledge and experience sharing and the unification of solutions. The justice system develops towards the open network system. The creation of inter – organizational public values is a challenge to court managers. The dispersing of courts and the lack of network between and among them are replaced by cooperation. The court managers are faced with the necessity to share knowledge and innovation worked out in the courts. This change requires cooperating instinct – the network creation skill what influences the role of court managers. The key role in the development of the organization in the long term is aimed at court managers. The goal of the paper is the identification of the desired leadership model in courts. The basic study methods in the paper are: literature, empirical analysis with available secondary study and own quantitative and qualitative studies.