THE PROFILE AND COMPETENCIES OF THE MANAGERS ACTING WITHIN THE NON-TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

The actions specific for the managers that run the non-traditional institutions do not subscribe to the managerial procedures used by their partners that act within the public, private or NGO sectors. With a background that includes from far more experience and a larger knowlege base, they are considered within the literature as being more leaders than managers for the groups they work with. The article is highlighting the peculiarities concerning the profile of the managers that act within the niche sectors - NGOs partners of public institutions, Romanian autonomous administrations and corporate foundations, taking into consideration individual factors that may contribute to the decisional and collaborative processes existent among the two sectors. Starting from the general profile and competencies of managers, the study used an extensive analysis of a Curriculum-Vitae database from which we selected the critical data concerning the niche sector profile; data was available on companies websites and/or reports, projects paperwork, relevant state institutions activity reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]