The paper aims at investigating relations between factors that performance of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is contingent on and those which it influences. The initial conceptual framework considers such concepts as: mission, strategy, financing, management, performance itself, as well...

A purpose of this paper is to detect relations between planning systems and rewarding schemes in micro-, small-, medium- and large-sized companies. The conducted analysis is based on selected data from a research project focusing on planning, control and communication practices developed by...

Purpose: The paper investigates whether employees' strategic awareness influences the shape of management control systems (MCSs) in Polish micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (mSMEs).Methodology: The study is based on data obtained from 223 companies between November 2010 and January 2012....

Background. The application of modern information technologies alone does not solve communication problems in companies. The effectiveness of internal information flow is contingent on many factors with employees’ participation in planning being supposedly the one. Research aims. The paper...

Public benefit organisations (PBOs) face a challenge of generating considerable social effects with limited resources. In order to secure external funds they need to provide their donors with performance-related information. The following paper aims at diagnosing whether annual statements of...

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) do not consider results of their activities as a priority. Yet these results are much more important – and, at the same time, far more difficult to measure and control – for this group of organisations than for profit-oriented ones. This situation stems...

Performance reporting plays significant role in improving economic effectiveness and operational efficiency of a business. In this respect the paper focuses on examining information flows between employees and managers – in bottom-up and top-down directions – in Polish enterprises. The...