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Full-range Classroom Leadership: Implications for the Cross-organizational and Cross-cultural Applicability of the Transformational-transactional Paradigm
This study examined the applicability of the full-range leadership model to an
unusual organizational setting, namely a university classroom. As the study took
place in Hong Kong, it also considered the relevance of full-range leadership to
an Asian rather than a western context. A classroom leadership instrument was
developed and tested in the business school of one of the Hong Kong
universities. The Hong Kong findings lent support to the argument that the
full-range leadership paradigm is applicable across organizations and cultures.
Limitations and scope for further study are discussed.
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