In this challenging article Professors Otto and Veldman report on their rigorous study of the relationship between perceptions of con trol structure and perceptions of organizational climate on the part of elementary school principals and teachers. The research was supported by the Cooperative Research Program of the Office of Education, United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Project S-350.
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