The Effects of Self-Leadership Strategies on Staff Creativity (Case of Study: Government Departments of Kabood Rahang Region)
Subject Areas : Iranian Sociological ReviewTahmoures Shiri 1 , Seyed Hassan Nazari 2
1 - Department of Sociology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran
2 - Department of Executive Management, Electronic Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Self-leadership strategies, Creativity, government departments of Kabo,
Abstract :
The main purpose of this study is to investigate effects of self-leadership strategies on staff creativityof government departments of Kabood Rahang region, Iran. This descriptive study has been correlative andapplied in terms of nature. Statistical population of this study includes a number of employees of governmentdepartments of Kabood Rahang Province that are 800 members and 260 members have been chosen amongthem as sample size using MORGAN and KERJCIE table. Data collection tools of study include twoquestionnaires: standard questionnaire of self-leadership (Hufton and Neck) that includes 35 questions based onthe LIKERT scale with 0/74 validity and reliability with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0/77, and questionnaireof staff creativity (Doorabji et al) that includes 48 questions with confirmed validity by experts and reliabilitywith Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0/8. Dispersion and central indices have been used along with appropriatediagrams in order to conduct descriptive statistics, and diagram tests (foliage and box) have been applied withininferential statistics in order to estimate hypotheses and to obtain required values for statistical analysis.Pearson correlation test has been used to assess normality of variables and to determine the relationshipbetween variable under the circumstance of normality, and finally, regression has been applied to predictdependent variable based on the independent variable through SPSS 22 software. The obtained results of thisstudy indicate that there is a positive significant relationship between self-leadership strategies and creativity ofstaff of government departments in Kabbod rahang region, Iran. In other words, the higher the strategies of selfleadership,the more staff creativity will be. Meanwhile, strategies of natural reward and constructive thinkingamong self-leadership strategies have had the most effect while behavior strategies have had the least effect.