The place of leadership in turnaround schools: Insights from organizational recovery in the public and private sectors

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-98

  Murphy, Joseph ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership; Private sector organizations; Public sector organizations; Schools; Turnarounds; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549142412     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230810849826     Document Type: Article

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