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Burger, J. (2007). In Search of the Elusive General Theory. In: Burger, J.M., Webber, C.F., Klinck, P. (eds) Intelligent Leadership. Studies in Educational Leadership, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6022-9_1
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