A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LEADER BEHAVIOR OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN FOUR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Available to Purchase

Findings of research on behavior of school principals in four developing countries are summarized to shed light on the question of university of certain patterns of leader behavior. Certain similarities in the way leaders behave in different cultures lead, at least in a tentative way, to the conclusion that extra‐organizational (i.e. cultural) variables seem to be of little importance in the study of leadership. Implications of the findings are discussed, especially in regard to development of theory in administration.