Leadership and culture: Conceptual and methodological issues in comparing models across cultural settings

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 74-97

  Heck, Ronald H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Leadership; National cultures

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012381292     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578239610148287     Document Type: Article

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