The mediating effect of organizational culture on the structural relationships between transformational leadership of heads of departments and effectiveness of faculty members

Zabrdast, M. A., Azizi, N. , Rahimi, A. and Ahmadi, H. (2022) The mediating effect of organizational culture on the structural relationships between transformational leadership of heads of departments and effectiveness of faculty members. Karafan Quarterly Scientific Journal, 19(2), pp. 209-230.

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between heads of departments’ transformational leadership and faculty members’ effectiveness through the organizational culture. The approach of this study was quantitative and with a correlation method. The statistical population of this study consisted of 350 faculty members of the University of Kurdistan and 193 individuals were selected through simple random sampling method. Data collection tools comprised of Denison's organizational culture questionnaire, Hoy's effectiveness questionnaire and Bass and Avolio's transformational questionnaire. For data analysis, structural equation model in SPSS22 and LISEREL 8 software was used. The results showed that the relationship between heads of departments’ transformational leadership style and organizational culture was significant. Furthermore, the organizational culture as a mediator variable had a significant effect on the relationship between transformational leadership style and effectiveness of its faculty members. Transformational leadership in the final research model did not have a direct and significant effect on effectiveness of faculty members. But transformational leadership, through organizational culture, impacted the effectiveness of faculty members.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Azizi, Professor Nematollah
• Authors: Zabrdast, M. A., Azizi, N., Rahimi, A., and Ahmadi, H.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education
• Research Group: ELP
• Journal Name: Karafan Quarterly Scientific Journal
• Publisher: University of Technical and Vocational Education
• ISSN: 2382-9796
• ISSN (Online): 2538-4430
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2023 University of Technical and Vocational Education
• First Published: First published in Karafan Quarterly Scientific Journal 19(2):209-230
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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