Navigating the blurred lines between principalship and governance in international schools: leadership and the locus of ownership control

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Table 1. School details for each participant

Pseudonym	School governance type	School grouping *	School ownership details
Jack	Community not-for-profit	Single school	Community Board.
Bernard	Community not-for-profit	Single school	Single family owner with others on board.
Lisa	Community not-for-profit	Single school	Parent governed.
Luke	Private for-profit	Group of schools, most in Malaysia one in another South East Asian country	Company own other private educational establishments.
Barry	Private for-profit	Single school	Single owner with board controlled by family.
James	Private for-profit	Single school	Owned by property development company.
Lilly	Private for-profit	Group of schools in Asia and others globally	International group based in Europe.
George	Private for-profit	Single school but part of franchise based in South East Asia	Single owner (parent). No Board. Franchise arrangement.
Isabella	Private for-profit	Group schools in Malaysia	Company own other private educational establishments.
Henry	Private for-profit	Group schools, most in Malaysia one in another South East Asian country	Company own other private educational establishments in Malaysia.
Amelia	Private for-profit	Group of schools in Malaysia	Single owner with board controlled by family.
Terence	Private for-profit	Group of schools, most in Malaysia one in another South East Asian country	Company own other private educational establishments in Malaysia

* The exact numbers of individual schools within a chain are not given to protect anonymity. Groupings vary from 2 to over 50 schools within the chain.