TY  - CHAP
AB  - Purpose The paper examines aspects of not-for-profit leadership and in particular the importance of values in such leadership.Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the literature for leadership in charities, not-for-profits and social enterprise, the paper also uses two detailed case studies to illustrate dilemmas and challenges specific to the not-for-profit sector. These examples are the Salvation Army and Emmaus, both of which are found across many countries.Findings The paper identifies the importance of value sets in not-for-profits – in particular the voluntarist element that especially distinguishes these organisations from those in the private and public sectors. However, it also identifies common ground between some aspects of not-for-profit leadership and those other sectors.Originality/value The paper furnishes a composite of literature on leadership reinforced by detailed case studies as well as observations on characteristics that both link and separate leadership in the different sectors.
VL  - 3
SN  - 978-1-78350-901-0, 978-1-78350-902-7/2045-7944
DO  - 10.1108/S2045-794420140000003016
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S2045-794420140000003016
AU  - Murdock Alex
PY  - 2014
Y1  - 2014/01/01
TI  - Leadership in Not-for-Profits and Social Enterprise: Values and Comparative Considerations
T2  - European Public Leadership in Crisis?
T3  - Critical Perspectives on International Public Sector Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 127
EP  - 146
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -