Planning for leadership succession: creating a talent pool in primary schools

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 259-268

  Brundrett, Mark ^a   Rhodes, Christopher ^b   Gkolia, Chrysanthi ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 41749099368     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004270600898919     Document Type: Article

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