Effective Principalship Practice in the United Arab Emirates

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dc.Location2010 LB 2806 F36
dc.SupervisorDr Clifton Chadwick
dc.contributor.authorFankhauser, Karin Zanin
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-23T07:04:04Z
dc.date.available2013-05-23T07:04:04Z
dc.date.issued2010-05
dc.descriptionDISSERTATION WITH DISTINCTION
dc.descriptionSpecialization International Management and Policy (IMP)
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to examine “effective Principalship practice in the UAE”. There are several factors that influence managerial approaches positively. This study focused on the relationship between Principals and their team members. The aim was to detect aspects that assist successful Principalship and to assess whether or not cultural backgrounds of the Principals have an impact on which elements are relevant for effective leadership. A mixed methodological approach was chosen. Study of literature reviews and statistical data, a questionnaire, semi-structured interviews and observation of body language were employed, subsequently analysed and triangulated in order to provide reliable and valid data. The analysis of results indicated that both Principals were perceived as effective managers by their staffs. However, the managerial approaches of the two leaders revealed significant differences. These variations could be directly associated with societal norms of the two individuals. On that basis the study derived seven core Principalship characteristics that should be taken into consideration when hiring Principals for either public local or private international schools in the UAE. In addition, the paper explained its limitations and outlined further research suggestions.en_US
dc.identifier.other80001
dc.identifier.urihttp://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/165
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe British University in Dubai (BUiD)en_US
dc.subjecteffective principalshipen_US
dc.subjectrelationship of principal and staffen_US
dc.subjectcross-cultural implications on principalshipen_US
dc.subjectdistributed leadershipen_US
dc.subjectinstructional leadershipen_US
dc.subjectauthentic leadershipen_US
dc.subjectpaternalistic leadershipen_US
dc.subjectGLOBE projecten_US
dc.subjectAnglo-Saxon leadership practiceen_US
dc.subjectArab leadership practiceen_US
dc.titleEffective Principalship Practice in the United Arab Emiratesen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US
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