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  1 - Investigating the Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Teachers' Creativity
  Alireza Youzbashi mohammad mirkamali ali karampour
  Background: the research suggests that the creativity is one of the most important factors influencing on organization success and is considered a competitive advantage. It is expected that creativity, as a competitive advantage, will be appeared under the shadow of tr More

  Background: the research suggests that the creativity is one of the most important factors influencing on organization success and is considered a competitive advantage. It is expected that creativity, as a competitive advantage, will be appeared under the shadow of transformational leadership. Goal: the main purpose of the current study was to investigate the relationship between transformational leadership and teachers ' creativity. Method: the research method was descriptive-correlative and the statistical population consisted of all primary education teachers in Darreshahr City which was 450 people based on latest reports, of which 135 person were randomly selected using Levey and Lemeshow (1999) formula. The necessary data were gathered using 1) Randsepp (1999) creativity questionnaire, and, 2) Bass and Avolio's (2000) transformational leadership questionnaire. The research questions were analyzed in descriptive and inferential level. Findings: the findings showed that there is a positive significant relationship between transformational leadership and its dimensions (intellectual stimulation, idealized influence, individualized consideration, inspirational motivation) with teachers’ creativity. Moreover, the results of stepwise regression indicated that among transformational leadership dimensions (predictive variables), intellectual stimulation and inspirational motivation can explain the variations of teachers’ creativity. Conclusion: it can be said that the more principals show transformational leadership behaviors, the more teachers’ creativity will be emerged, based on research findings Manuscript profile
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  2 - Mediating role of internal motivation in effect of authenic leadership on human resource creativity (study case: staff in University of Kashan)
  hamid rahimi
  Authenic leaders, through their particular efforts in higher education, can excite the inner motivation of the workforce to develop creative behaviors. Thus this research was mediating role of internal motivation in effect of authenic leadership on human resource creati More

  Authenic leaders, through their particular efforts in higher education, can excite the inner motivation of the workforce to develop creative behaviors. Thus this research was mediating role of internal motivation in effect of authenic leadership on human resource creativity (study case: staff in University of Kashan). Research type was descriptive correlative. The statistical population consisted all of staffs' in University of Kashan (N=547) that by using Cochran Formula and strafied randomized sampling 230 ones were chosen as sample. To gathering datas used from authenic leadership standard questionnaire, creativity standard questionnaire and internal motivation questionnaire on base 5 likert scales. Questionnaires constuction validity through confirmed factor analysis confrimed. Through Cronbach alpha coefficient, questionnaires reliability were obtained equal to 0.88 for authenic leadership, 0.85 for creativity and 0.94 for internal motivation. Data analyses done in two level descriptive & inferential statistics through Spss & Amos softwares. Finding showed mean of variables and components of authenic leadership, creativity and internal motivation were upper than average. Correlation coefficient showed authenic leadership 0.49 and internal motivation 0.34 on creativity have positive & significant effect. Also the role of mediator of internal motivation was positive & significant in effect authenic leadership on creativity.   Manuscript profile
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  3 - The Study of impact authentic leadership on the creativity of employees: with regard to the mediatoring of role knowledge sharing and mediating of role use of information technology (Case Study: Isfahan insurance company staff
  maryam ahmadi zahrani
  The purpose of this study is to the effect of authentic leadership on the creativity of employees: with regard to the mediating of role knowledge sharing behavior and use of information technology .This research is in terms of the purpose of applied research and in term More

  The purpose of this study is to the effect of authentic leadership on the creativity of employees: with regard to the mediating of role knowledge sharing behavior and use of information technology .This research is in terms of the purpose of applied research and in terms of the nature and method of the descriptive research is a type of correlation. The population of this research N= 90 number of Employees of Isfahan insurance company Branch Staff.  With Tables set a sample volume the Morgan and Krejcie of n = 73 which were selected by Simple random sampling. To collect the data, researcher-made questionnaires were used based on standard questionnaires of experts. Reliability of questionnaires were confirmed by Cronbach's alpha test. Then these data were analyzed using spss24 software. In the first stage, which is a descriptive analysis, the aggregated data were presented as a table of descriptive statistics and frequency, and bar and circular charts. In the next step, in order to test the hypotheses, Pearson correlation test and structural equation model were used using Smart PLS2 software. The results confirm the direct relationship between authentic leadership and creativity (main hypothesis), as well as the role of mediation of the variable of knowledge sharing behavior in this relation (sub hypothesis 1) were confirmed, but, the moderating role of information technology (sub hypothesis 2) was not approved. Based on research findings, the Behavioral Pattern of Leadership as the root of all modern leadership styles, and the most comprehensive and applicable leadership theory, can solve many of the problems of organizations and positive outcomes, including creativity and The desire to share knowledge in the workplace And managers and authorities of organizations must strive to strengthen the characteristics of this behavioral pattern in order to benefit from it.   Manuscript profile
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  4 - Studying Effect of Creativity and Social Capital on Knowledge Management Maturity in IT industry
  Mohammad Hossein Ronaghi
  Knowledge management is a competitive advantage in an organization. Knowledge management maturity models assist organizations to evaluate Knowledge management projects and adopt appropriate strategies for progress. Knowledge has a vital role in achieving organizational More

  Knowledge management is a competitive advantage in an organization. Knowledge management maturity models assist organizations to evaluate Knowledge management projects and adopt appropriate strategies for progress. Knowledge has a vital role in achieving organizational goals. Knowledge is dependent on people and the relationship between them. Accordingly, this research examines the effect of social capital on knowledge management maturity with the role of mediator of creativity. This research is descriptive survey, in which the questionnaire has been used to collect data. The survey sample consists of 378 randomly taken employees and managers of IT industry. Data collected by structural equation software LISREL has been analyzed. The results revealed social capital has a positive and significant effect on creativity and knowledge management maturity.   Manuscript profile
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  5 - The relationship between organizational intelligence and organizational performance with the mediation of creativity
  Ali Katebi mehdi arabzadeh Sara Zarei
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  The purpose of this research is to analyze the structural analysis of the mediating role of creativity in the relationship between organizational intelligence and organizational performance among engineers working in Qazvin city. The current research method is descripti More

  The purpose of this research is to analyze the structural analysis of the mediating role of creativity in the relationship between organizational intelligence and organizational performance among engineers working in Qazvin city. The current research method is descriptive and correlational, and the statistical population of the research includes all working civil engineers with more than 10 years of work experience and members of Qazvin Engineering System Organization, which were 1000 people in total. The sample size was 278 people who were selected using Cochran's table and random sampling method. Data collection tools are the standard questionnaires of Karl Albrecht's organizational intelligence, Hersey and Goldsmith's organizational performance, and the organizational creativity questionnaire that was distributed among the sample. Validity and reliability tests were performed using SPSS software, and research hypotheses were tested using SEM method with the help of PLS software. The results indicate that the coefficient of significance of the three paths between the variables of organizational intelligence, creativity and organizational performance (2.505, 7.544, 5.147) are greater than 1.96, which indicates that the direct effect of organizational intelligence on organizational performance and also the indirect effect Organizational intelligence on organizational performance through the mediating variable of creativity is significant with a confidence level of 0.95 and confirms the hypotheses of the research. Also, based on the results of the research, all the components separately had a positive and significant relationship with creativity based on the Pearson correlation coefficient. As a result, the members of the engineering system of Qazvin city in today's competitive environment, in order to improve organizational performance, should pay attention to the establishment and implementation of organizational intelligence and pay attention to the components of creativity Manuscript profile