From personal ethos to organizational vision: Narratives of visionary educational leaders

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 451-467

  Yoeli, Raya ^a   Berkovich, Izhak ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Individual psychology; Leadership; Motivation (psychology); Narratives; Organizational culture; Principals

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954627938     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578231011054716     Document Type: Article

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