Document Type : Research Article (Quantitative)

Authors

1 PhD student, Department of Educational Sciences, Bu Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Bu Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran

Abstract

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.

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