On the Relationship Among Organizational Culture, Creativity, and Change among the principals of Elementary Schools in Shiraz

Subject Areas : Education

S.M سیدی ¹ (استادیار دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد شیراز، گروه مدیریت، شیراز، ایران)
N. SH ² (استادیار دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد نورآباد ممسنی، نورآباد، ایران)
M. SH ³ (کارشناسی ارشد مدیریت آموزشی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد مرودشت)

Received: 2014-07-06 Accepted : 2014-07-06 Published : 2014-05-22

Keywords: Creativity, Organizational Culture, Change management, Elementary schools principals,

Abstract :

This study aimed at examining the  relationship  among organizational  culture,  creativity,  and  change  among the principals  of  Shiraz  elementary  schools.  This correlational study included all principals of elementary  schools  in  the first district of Shiraz Education Organization. A sample of 80 principals (40 from girl schools and 40 from boy schools) was randomly selected. They were administered three questionnaires  of Torrance’s  Creativity  Questionnaire (1990), Hafsted’s  Organizational  Culture  Questionnaire (2001),  and  Namdar’s  Change  and  Innovation  Questionnaire (2003)  with approved validity  and  reliability. The results suggested that  there  was  a  significant  relationship  between  the dimensions of  organizational culture  and  creativity. Further, it was indicated that uncertainty, avoidance, individualism and masculinity could account for the principals' creativity. Female principals also were more creative than male principals.