Transformational leadership and organizational citizenship behavior in the Arab educational system in Israel: The impact of trust and job satisfaction

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 380-396

  Nasra, Muhammed Abu ^a   Heilbrunn, Sibylle ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b KINNERET COLLEGE ON THE SEA OF GALILEE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arab teachers; job satisfaction; organizational citizenship behavior; transformational leadership; trust in supervisor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84966769759     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143214549975     Document Type: Article

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