What characterises a good leader? A survey of organisational leaders in Poland

• Authors: Joanna Mnich , Anna Walaszczyk

Abstracts

EN

The article attempts to define the characteristics of a contemporary manager that determine being a leader in the 21st-century organisation. The way to achieve the assumed goal of the research was to conduct an own study among the managers of organisations in the sector of small and medium-sized enterprises in Poland. 48 top managers in 48 organisations were examined, obtaining information from them on the work, characteristics, principles, and roles of the organisation leader.

Keywords

EN

leadership; leader; management; characteristics; quality system; organisation

• Publisher: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie. Kolegium Zarządzania i Finansów
• Journal: Journal of Management and Financial Sciences
• Year: 2022
• Issue: 45
• Pages: 81-91

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Joanna Mnich

• Politechnika Łódzka

• https://orcid.org/0000000301969676

author

Anna Walaszczyk

• Politechnika Łódzka

• https://orcid.org/0000000224493693

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Identifiers

DOI

10.33119/JMFS.2022.45.5

Biblioteka Nauki

18104663