Leadership in public sector organizations: the case of secondary school French principals

Le leadership dans les organisations publiques: le cas des chefs d’établissement de l’enseignement secondaire

Philippe Brest ()
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Philippe Brest: LEGO - Laboratoire d'Economie et de Gestion de l'Ouest - UBS - Université de Bretagne Sud - UBO - Université de Brest - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] - IBSHS - Institut Brestois des Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société - UBO - Université de Brest - UBL - Université Bretagne Loire - IMT Atlantique - IMT Atlantique - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris]

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Abstract: Leadership can cause mistrust in public organizations. However, in secondary schools, principals are expected to be able to build up and support an educational policy. In order to face up to it and appear as credible leaders, principals can rely on some aspects of transactional, transformational and team leadership. In spite of limits, these methods can lead to organisational changes concerning the professional identity of the actors and generate new behaviours for the sake of the pupils.

Keywords: public organization; principal; leader effect; latitude of action; leadership organisation publique chef d'établissement scolaire effet dirigeant latitude décisionnelle leadership public organization principal leader effect latitude of action; leadership; organisation publique; chef d'établissement scolaire; effet dirigeant; latitude décisionnelle leadership (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-09-30
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Published in Politiques et Management public, 2011, 28, pp.333 - 351. ⟨10.3166/pmp.28.333-351⟩

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DOI: 10.3166/pmp.28.333-351

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