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  • Hanna Bortnowska

    (University of Zielona GC3ra, Poland)

  • Bartosz Seiler

    (University of Zielona GC3ra, Poland)

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Leaders in nonprofit organizations face challenges related to as-signment and enforcement of tasks. Their influence on employees, who are mostly volunteers, remains largely limited. The purpose of the article is to answer the following research questions: Do leaders in Polish nonprofits feel alone in making decisions and carrying out tasks? Are there any differences between nonprofit, for-profit and public organizations in terms of who is re-sponsible for decision-making? Are there any differences between nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations in terms of who is responsible for carry-ing out tasks? A total of 315 non-randomly selected respondents participated in the study: 105 leaders and 210 employees not holding managerial posi-tions (35 and 70, respectively, from each type of organization). The article shares the findings of the analysis of leadersb

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  • Hanna Bortnowska & Bartosz Seiler, 2021. "b," Zeszyty Naukowe Małopolskiej Wyższej Szkoły Ekonomicznej w Tarnowie / The Malopolska School of Economics in Tarnow Research Papers Collection, Malopolska School of Economics in Tarnow, vol. 49(1), pages 89-98, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:znm:journl:v:49:y:2021:i:1:p:89-98
    DOI: 10.25944/znmwse.2021.01.8998
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    Keywords

    leaders; nonprofits; decision-making; task realization; cross-sectoral differences;
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    JEL classification:

    • C1 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
    • L3 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise

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