Principal preparation in Kenya, South Africa, and Canada

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 499-519

  Webber, Charles F ^a   Mentz, Kobus ^b   Scott, Shelleyann ^c   Okoko, Janet Mola ^c   Scott, Donald ^c  

^a MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross cultural analyses; Leadership development; Organizational change; Principal preparation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927559922     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JOCM-07-2013-0125     Document Type: Article

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