Leading authentically at the cross-roads of culture and context

Journal of Educational Change

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 257-273

  Walker, Allan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Authentic leadership; Culture; Hong Kong; Leadership learning; Reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547394446     PISSN: 13892843     EISSN: 15731812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10833-007-9029-7     Document Type: Article

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