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E-management: Tools and Techniques of Leaders in Non-Profit Organizations for Online Volunteer Work

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  • Ela ABDULKADIR

    (Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University)

  • Cosmin DOBRIN

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies)

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This paper analyzed the tools and techniques used by the leaders of five NGOs, used for online volunteer work. Due to the prominent role that NGOs play in the development sector we consider that it was necessary to talk about this issue that face volunteers’ leaders. The descriptive research used a cross-sectional design, and the data was collected using qualitative research method. There were conducted 5 online interviews with 5 top managers in different NGOs that located in Lebanon, Spain, Qatar, Turkey. The results approved the research hypothesis of the efficacy of democratic leadership style with volunteers’ teams online. Furthermore, social media impact, communication, engagement, and skills development with volunteers and lead to plenty of achievement in terms of work through efficient virtual management.

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  • Ela ABDULKADIR & Cosmin DOBRIN, 2022. "E-management: Tools and Techniques of Leaders in Non-Profit Organizations for Online Volunteer Work," REVISTA DE MANAGEMENT COMPARAT INTERNATIONAL/REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 23(3), pages 356-366, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:rmcimn:v:23:y:2022:i:3:p:356-366
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    Keywords

    Leadership; E-Management; Online; Volunteer; NGO;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • M19 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Other
    • L30 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - General

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