Presenting a model of generous leadership with emphasis on spirituality in the workplace in education

Subject Areas : Educational Science

Parviz Paghe ¹ , Samereh Shajaei ² , MahmoudReza Mostaghimi ³ , Fereydoon Azma ⁴

1 - PhD Student of Government Management, Department of Management, Aliabad Katool Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katool, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Aliabad Katool Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katool, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Aliabad Katool Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katool, Iran
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Aliabad Katool Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katool, Iran

Received: 2020-05-31 Accepted : 2020-07-18 Published : 2020-08-22

Keywords: spirituality in workplace, education, generous leadership,

Abstract :

The aim of research was presenting a model of generous leadership with emphasis on spirituality in the workplace in education. The present study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was mixed (qualitative and quantitative). The research population in the qualitative section was experts familiar with the subject and in the quantitative section was managers, senior experts and education experts of the northern provinces of country in 2018-19 year. The sample in the qualitative section was 10 people who based on principle of theoretical saturation were selected by snowball sampling method and in the quantitative section was 300 people who based on Cochran's formula were selected by multistage cluster sampling method. Data were collected in the qualitative section by reviewing the background and interviews with experts and in the quantitative section by researcher-made questionnaire of 53 items whose structural validity was confirmed by factor analysis method and its reliability was calculated by Cronbach's alpha method above 0/70. Also, for data analysis used from methods of factor analysis and structural equation modeling in Smart PLS software. Findings showed generous leadership including components of education of employee, forgiveness, organizational upgrades, organizational justice, providing a happy organizational environment, meritocracy in appointments, employee participation in organizational decisions and acknowledgments for the cooperation of coworker and spirituality in the workplace including components of mutual respect, self-control, honest behavior, prophetic morality, divine supervision and enjoining good. Also, generous leadership and its components had a positive effect on spirituality in workplace (p < 0/05).