Perception of leadership and organizational culture in companies from the SME sector

Agnieszka  Kostempska

doi:10.23762/fso_vol5no2_17_5

Published : 2017-06-14

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2017)

Perception of leadership and organizational culture in companies from the SME sector

Agnieszka Kostempska

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23762/fso_vol5no2_17_5

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Organizational culture and leadership have been studied by researchers for many years, but research has rarely covered small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The aim of the study is an empirical analysis of how organizational culture and leadership are perceived, taking into account the process of communication by employees of small and medium-sized enterprises located in the Province of Silesia. The article presents the results of the survey designed by the author and conducted among employees. The survey was conducted in January 2015 on a random sample of 49 employees from SMEs located in the Province of Silesia.

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organizational culture, leadership, small and mediumsized enterprises, communication in the organization

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Kostempska, A. . (2017). Perception of leadership and organizational culture in companies from the SME sector. Forum Scientiae Oeconomia, 5(2), 55–67. https://doi.org/10.23762/fso_vol5no2_17_5

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Agnieszka Kostempska

kostempska@wp.pl

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University of Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland Poland

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Agnieszka Kostempska, MA graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Silesia in Katowice. Currently, she conducts research during her doctoral studies and also works as an academic at the Faculty of Applied Sciences at the University of Dąbrowa Górnicza. As a researcher, she is particularly interested in the issues of management in multinational corporations, with a special focus on organizational culture. She has gained her professional experience in managing various types of organizations by performing a function of a vice- president and a board member of environmental services companies