The effect of structural modeling of rethinking on organizational change with the mediating role of school principals' creativity

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syedeh khadijeh  Moafimadani ¹ (Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran)
Saideh  Saadeti ² (Department of Educational Sciences, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran)

Received: 2020-10-05 Accepted : 2021-02-19 Published : 2021-05-22

Keywords: creativity, Organizational Change, Rethinking,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of rethinking on organizational change with the mediating role of managers' creativity. The research method was descriptive-correlational and the statistical population included all principals and deputies of the first and second secondary schools (N = 286) in Tonekabon city, which were selected by stratified random sampling with a proportional allocation of 165 people as the sample size. In order to collect data, Business Consulting Innovation Questionnaire (2014) (reliability 0.735), Dunham et al.'s organizational Change (1989) (reliability 0.721), Torrance Creativity (1979) (reliability 0.760) were used. Data analysis was performed by structural equation modeling and Sobel Test using Smart PLS3 software. Findings showed that rethinking has an effect on organizational change with the mediating role of creativity.