Selected North Carolina school administrators and business leaders perceptions of behaviors when confronted with the same leadership situations and their rankings of eight leadership metaphors

During the last decade, many school districts in North Carolina became involved in various forms of school-business partnerships. School districts have turned to corporations and other private-sector organizations for technical as well as financial support in many areas of school operations. Curriculum improvement, innovative teaching strategies, and effective managerial and leadership practices are just a few forms of partnerships to emerge over the last several years