The Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Organizational Commitment: The Case for Vocational Teachers in Jordan

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 494-508

  Khasawneh, Samer ^a   Omari, Aieman ^a   Abu Tineh, Abdullah M ^b  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Jordan; organizational commitment; schools; transformational leadership; vocational teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862681059     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143212438217     Document Type: Article

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