Providing Model of Organizational Innovative Culture based on Transformational Leadership Style with Mediated of Professional Ethics and Quality of Work Life in Islamic Azad University of Mazandaran Region

Ramezannia, Forough; Chenari, Alireza; Habibi, Sharareh

doi:10.22034/ijes.2021.699717

Authors

¹ PhD Student Department of Educational Sciences, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran.

² Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran

³ Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Babolsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Babolsar, Iran.

10.22034/ijes.2021.699717

Abstract

Purpose: Considering the importance of organizational innovative culture in the higher education system, the aim of the present research was providing model of organizational innovative culture based on transformational leadership style with mediated of professional ethics and quality of work life in Islamic Azad University.
Methodology: The present study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was cross-sectional from type of quantitative. The research population was employees of Islamic Azad University of Mazandaran region in 1400 year with number of 1217 people, and according to Krejcie and Morgan table number of 291 of them were selected as a sample by cluster sampling method. The research tools were researcher-made questionnaires of organizational innovative culture, transformational leadership style, professional ethics and quality of work life, which the validity of them was confirmed by the opinion of experts and the its reliability evaluated good. Data were analyzed by exploratory factor analysis and path analysis in SPSS and Smart PLS software.
Findings: The findings showed that the factor load, average variance extracted and Cronbach's alpha of all components was higher than 0.70. Also, the model of organizational innovative culture based on transformational leadership style with mediated of professional ethics and quality of work life in Islamic Azad University had a good fit. In addition, professional ethics and quality of work life had a direct and significant effect on organizational innovative culture and transformational leadership style had a direct and significant effect on professional ethics and quality of work life (P<0.001), but transformational leadership style did not have a direct and significant effect on organizational innovative culture (P>0.05). Also, transformational leadership style through professional ethics and quality of work life had an indirect and significant effect on organizational innovative culture (P<0.001).
Conclusion: According to the findings of the present study, it is necessary to improve the organizational innovative culture via improving professional ethics and quality of work life directly and transformational leadership style indirectly.
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Sociology of Education

Providing Model of Organizational Innovative Culture based on Transformational Leadership Style with Mediated of Professional Ethics and Quality of Work Life in Islamic Azad University of Mazandaran Region

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Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 14
March 2022
Pages 345-355

Providing Model of Organizational Innovative Culture based on Transformational Leadership Style with Mediated of Professional Ethics and Quality of Work Life in Islamic Azad University of Mazandaran Region

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Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 14March 2022Pages 345-355

Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 14
March 2022
Pages 345-355