Dr Eugenie Samier is currently a Reader in Educational Management and Leadership in the School of Education at the University of Strathclyde. Her doctoral and subsequent academic work focuses on both public administration and educational administration and leadership, examining the intersections of the two fields. She is on the boards of a number of international journals in the field, and regularly serves as a reviewer for a number of journals and prominent book publishers. She and has edited a number of books and authored articles, chapters and books on a broad range of topics in the field.  Dr Eman Elkaleh currently works at the College of Business, Zayed University. Her Ph.D. is in management, leadership and policy. Her research interests and publications revolve around Islamic leadership, cross-cultural leadership, curriculum development and teaching leadership from critical perspectives. She serves as a reviewer for the Gender and EducationJournal and regularly conducts reviews for a number of international and national conferences and research awards. She has been a guest lecturer and featured speaker at Oxford Brookes University, Humboldt University of Berlin, Qatar University, and the British University in Dubai.