THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF PROVIDING HIERARCHIZED FORMATIONS

Summary: The key element in the command problem is the term action. From the point of view of the degree of organization of the action, we can distinguish: individual actions, collective actions and team actions. We talk about indi-vidual action if one person performs certain activities in conditions that do not require the cooperation of other people. In turn, we are dealing with collective actions when, at the same time and place, different people perform separate actions leading to the achievement of the intended goal, and these are independent actions, which do not require division of work. Team activities, on the other hand, are activities during which a group of people performs specific activities to collectively achieve a set goal. The study presents the main issues related to commanding in hierarchical formations, i.e. the army, police or fire brigade. The work was divided into several parts, referring respectively to the general characteristics of hier-archical organizations, relations between management and management and command in these organizations, as well as the rules of command. The study assumes that the concept is associated with command, i.e. action, which is a fundamental praxeological concept. An action understood as any behavior aimed at a specific purpose. The thesis was also accepted that this action was: the will realized, transformed into action; pursuit of a specific goal; intended subject's reaction to external stimuli and circumstances. However, the goal of action is the state of affairs, which being valuable in some respects for the actor, sets the direction and structure of his conduct. The scientific problem was brought back from the question: are we dealing in hierarchical formations with leadership, management or command.