Résumé:
Abstract :
With the developement of economy and the emergence of
competing institutions in the market , it has become necessary that
institutions take care of their mental picture, make them one of their
priorities, and srtive to win and preserve them. Thus, our study
revolves around the economic institution and extent to improve its
image among the internal and external audience. Study of the
National Electricity and Gaz Distribution Company _Directorate of
Distribution, Mostaganem, where we presented the following
problem how the economic institution contributes to improving its
image among the internal and external audience ?
We relied on the case study method, so we took the Sonelgaz
foundation as a model, we have also relied on the sample it consiste
of five (05) vocabulary words for both the internal and external
audience, consideratness to the current health situation. As for the
tool, we relied on the interviewer as it a direct tool and helps us to go
deeper into our research this, after formulating the problem and
defining the method, maintenance and tool, we discussed the
theoretical side, which include two chapters. The first chapter which
is an introduction to the concept of mental image, in which we dealt
with the definition of mental image, , we also studied the basics of
mental image, We also covered the organization’s imageinstitution and its concepts, where we dealt with concepts about the
economic institution, then we discussed the types of economic
institutions, its goals, its functions and its rules. Also we dealt with
the transformations experienced by Algerian institutions in light of
the market economy.
As for the practical aspect, we have divided the interview guide into
two parts : An interview guide for the internal audience which
includes three tracks, and an interview guide for the external
audience, which included four axes. And the study was based on
results, including the fact that the Algerian Electricity and Gaz
Distribution Company, Directorate of Distribution, Mostaganem, has
a wide knoweledge of its external audience.
And this is what the internal public of the institution stated, including
workers and empolyees, where they affirmed that the institution is
striving to strengthen the relationship and permanent closeness to
the customer by providing communication mechanisms ( phone
number, website, Agencies, etc…). Also the confidence of the
external public in the institution is shown by the large increase on the
number of customers, but the outside public had a different opinion
of their confidence in the institution, so that he is ignorant of them as unworthy services, this is what the first hypothesis reached,
represented by «the Algerian Electricity and Gaz Distribution
Directorate is distiguished by a wide knowledge among its public », as
it is considered a completely incorrect hypothesis, where we notice
that there is a contradiction between the internal and external
audiences, and this is through the observations and interviews we
carried out with the institution’s empolyees and customers.
The second hypothesis from which we concluded that the Algerian
Electricity and Gaz Distribution Company_ Directorate Mostaganem,
it relies on modern and traditional means and techniques to improve
its picture among its external audience, represented by the open
doors, field out put, advertising, Radio, TV, Press interviews,
Newspapers and publications, so that these activites are considered
an effective communication strategy to improve the image of the
institution, but the external audience has no idea about that
activities, and they emphasized that the institution is self_contained
and does not advertise in order to inform citizens of its services, it
also laks the slightest strategy to deal with the customer,
consequentely, the second hypothesis represented by the Algerian
corporation for Electricity and Gaz distribution that « Mostaganem
relies on traditional and modern means and techniques to improve
its image with its external audience» is correct, where the institution
relies on various means, to improve its picture, as for the audience, it doesn’t have the instituion’s culture, accers to its
developements and interaction with it, depending on the image of
economic institution can be improved by good and respectfull
dealings, and also trying to implement electronic management, and
this is what the outside public stated that electronic management
helps Sonelgaz foundation to facilitate customer service and
communication with him and this matte is gradually, thus, this is
assumption that electronic management contributes to improving
the image of the economic institution and helps it to deal with the
customer is correct, however, it cannot be generalized to all
customers, but to the conscious category that has a culture of
electonic management and remote communication, thus, we
conclude that the mental picture is one of the institution’s priorities,
whether it is economic or serviceable, it is an essential pillar for the
internal audience to work to gain and preserve. Sonelgaz is working
to improve its image and give a good reputation, as well as working
to provide an worthy service to the customer.
institution’s services and describes it as a monopoly in the market,
and that citizen must resort to it and deal with it ; Thus, the outside
public remains dissatisfied with the services of Sonelgaz, and sees
management. We also touched on the second chapter to economic