Homeira Mehrabi; Amirhossein Mahmoudi; Alireza Araqie
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Purpose: The present research was conducted with the aim of presenting a model of creative leadership in higher education.Methodology: This study was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive in terms of qualitative type. The research community was experts and experts of creative leadership in Islamic ...
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Purpose: The present research was conducted with the aim of presenting a model of creative leadership in higher education.Methodology: This study was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive in terms of qualitative type. The research community was experts and experts of creative leadership in Islamic Azad University of higher education, and according to the principle of theoretical saturation, 12 of them were selected as a sample using available and snowball sampling methods. The research tool was a semi-structured interview with experts, whose validity was confirmed by triangulation and face validity methods, and their reliability was calculated by the agreement coefficient method between two coders at 0.85. The data obtained from semi-structured interviews were analyzed with open, central and selective coding method based on data base theory in MAXQDA software.Findings: The findings showed that 29 components were identified in 16 dimensions for the model of creative leadership in higher education based on data base theory; So that in the category of causal conditions, there are 4 components in 2 dimensions of the requirements of academic management and culture building (respectively, each with 2 components of organizational innovation, knowledge enhancement, collaborative management, and ethical atmosphere), in the category of contextual conditions, there are 2 components in 2 dimensions of managerial maturity and creativity cultivation system. (respectively, each with 1 component of evaluating and applying policies for creative leadership and strategic attitude and expanding interpersonal and academic relations), in the category of intervening conditions, 2 components in 1 dimension of appropriate response to internal and external needs and structural reform (with 2 components of social artistry and development of infrastructures and attention to economic resources), in the category of the central phenomenon of 14 components in 7 dimensions of entrepreneurial leadership, transformational leadership, effective leadership, intelligent leadership, organizational intelligence, educational leadership and emotional intelligence (respectively, each with 2 components of entrepreneurship, development of strategies , participation, cognitive and emotional trust, insight and insight, cultural innovation, strategic thinking and joint goal-setting, using new technologies and using competent and capable managers, raising awareness, motivation and attitude change, self-motivation and self-management), in the strategies of 4 components in 2 dimensions Paying attention to the conditions and requirements and self-awareness and responsibility (respectively each with 2 components of flexible and creative policy making and using new management methods, self-management and having a specific plan to implement creative leadership) and in the results 3 components in 2 dimensions of internal and external organizational requirements and social development (dimension First with 2 components of individual competence development and development and growth of the university and the second dimension with 1 component of social character formation and guardian of development and transformation. According to the dimensions identified in the current research, the model of creative leadership in higher education was drawn based on the data base theory.Conclusion: Considering the dimensions and components identified for creative leadership in higher education, planning is necessary to realize creative leadership in the higher education system.
Maryam Ghaderi Sheykhee Abadi; Siroos Ghanbari
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Purpose: The aim of this research was to study the relation of transformational leadership to creativity through organizational learning mediation. Methodology: This research was descriptive and correlation studies. This research population were all the teachers of high schools in Kermanshah city (5900), ...
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Purpose: The aim of this research was to study the relation of transformational leadership to creativity through organizational learning mediation. Methodology: This research was descriptive and correlation studies. This research population were all the teachers of high schools in Kermanshah city (5900), that a sample in 360 people size were chose by simple random sampling and Morgan’s table. The research instrument was three standard questionnaires of Transformational Leadership Bass and Avilio (2000), Nifeh Organizational Learning (2001) and Moqimi Creativity (2009). Statistical techniques and statistical software SPSS and LISREL were used to analyze the data. In descriptive analysis of the data, frequency distribution tables, central indices (Mode, Median and Mean), dispersion indices (Standard deviation and Variance) were used. Pearson correlation coefficient and confirmatory path analysis were used to test the research hypotheses. Findings: The findings showed that transformational leadership has a positive effect (0/2532) and significant effect on creativity at 0/05 level. The organizational learning has a positive effect (0/08) and significant effect on creativity at 0/05 level. The transformational leadership through organizational learning (0.0432) and t value (2.12) has positive and significant effect on creativity at the 0.05 level. Conclusion: Therefore, applying transformational leadership style in organization enhances organizational learning and employee creativity.
Maral Karimi; Somayeh Khazaei Pol; Atefeh Yousefi Khah
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This research was conducted with the aim of determining the Effect of transformational leadership on organizational commitment considering the mediating role of teacher satisfaction in secondary school teachers in Tehran in 2019. The methodology of the research applied in terms of purpose and the method ...
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This research was conducted with the aim of determining the Effect of transformational leadership on organizational commitment considering the mediating role of teacher satisfaction in secondary school teachers in Tehran in 2019. The methodology of the research applied in terms of purpose and the method of data collection was descriptive-survey. The statistical population of the study included teachers of secondary schools in Tehran, among them, using Cochran's formula and simple random sampling method, 384 people were considered as the sample size. The data collection method was based on organizational commitment, transformational leadership, and job satisfaction Standard questionnaires. After collecting questionnaires, the data were analysed using mean, standard deviation and ... using Spss-21 software and statistical inference of the data through structural equation modelling with the help of LISREL-v8.80 software. The technical characteristics of the questionnaire including reliability, convergent validity and divergent validity were studied. In addition, path coefficients and software significance coefficients were used to examine the research hypotheses. Finally, the findings of the research confirmed the effect of transformational leadership and its dimensions including idealist inspiration, inspirational motivations, stimulation of education and developmental support on the organizational commitment of teachers regarding the mediating role of job satisfaction among secondary school teachers in Tehran.