PERCEIVED AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN ISRAEL Available to Purchase

Since role images are determinants of organizational behavior, discrepancies in such images might lead to inner‐organizational social tension. This study concentrates on the inter‐relationships between Israeli elementary school principals, perceived authority and responsibility. School principals are victims of multi‐discrepancies in role perceptions. Their perceived investment in responsibility is not equivalent to expected returns in authority, it is equivalent to what they seek, but not to what they get. There are discrepancies between teachers' and supervisors' perceptions of principals' authority and responsibility, as well as discrepancies between teachers and supervisors, and between them and principals themselves. Further investigation is needed to deepen understanding of organizational leadership and organizational behavior as affected by multiple role images.