The Mediating Role of Social Intelligence in the Relationship between Organizational Agility and Organizational Excellence among Employees of the Education Department in District 1 of Shiraz City
الموضوعات :Koresh FatehNejad 1 , Ahmad Reza OjiNejad 2 , Razieh Manoochehri 3
1 - Assistant Professor, Educational Management Department, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Educational Sciences and Psychology Department, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran.
3 - Master of Arts, Educational Sciences and Psychology Department, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran
الکلمات المفتاحية: Social Intelligence, Organizational Agility, Organizational Excellence.,
ملخص المقالة :
Introduction: The aim of this study was to examine the mediating role of social intelligence in the relationship between organizational agility and organizational excellence.
Research Methodology: This research is of an applied nature and is methodological, being descriptive-correlational. The statistical population included all employees of the Education Department in District 1 of Shiraz, totaling over 190 individuals. Based on Morgan's table and using simple random sampling, 123 individuals were selected as the sample for analysis. The data collection tools included three questionnaires: Organizational Excellence, Organizational Agility by Zhang, and Social Intelligence by Silva, Martinussen, and Dahl. Data were analyzed in two sections, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. In the descriptive statistics section, the mean and standard deviations were calculated, while in the inferential statistics section, Pearson correlation coefficient and hypothesis testing were employed using path analysis and the Baron and Kenny method.
Finding:The results revealed that there is a direct and significant relationship between organizational agility and social intelligence. A direct and significant relationship was also observed between organizational agility and organizational excellence, as well as between social intelligence and organizational excellence. Furthermore, social intelligence acts as a significant mediating variable in the relationship between organizational agility and organizational excellence.
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