Is Nonprofit Organizational Success Related to A Charismatic CEO? An Exploration of the Relationship between Organizational Performance and the Perception of the CEO Rene Burke, Group R Management Strategies, LLC
John Lipinski, Rene Burke

Abstract
Executives of non profits rely on the support of volunteers and funders. Having the ability to influence these types of stakeholders can be key to the organization’s success. Many nonprofits are at risk for having to operate under significant budgetary constraints. This has become even more evident as states have reduced financial support for nonprofits in the wake of the Great Recession. The purpose of this paper is to help understand the relationship between organizational performance and the perception of CEO charisma.

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