aboulghasem noori

This research was aimed to investigate the relationship between the big five personality dimensions and leadership style with instructional productivity of principals at secondary and high schools in West Islam Abad city. the current research was a correlational type. A sample of 70 principals and 210 teachers were selected through random sampling method for measuring productivity and leadership style. Costa & McCrea''s questionnaire of principals personality factors، Halpin''s leadership styles description questionnaire، and Saatchi''s modified productivity questionnaire were used for data gathering. Pearson correlation test and Multiple Regression analyses were used for statistical analyses. The results of analyzing factors correlations represent a positive and significant relationship between extroversion and consciousness factors with productivity. Also the results of multiple regression analysis indicated that extroversion and consciousness، among the variables، were the significant predictors of productivity. Also variables were the explanatory of positive relation and significance between leadership style of initiate structure and productivity. Therefore the results of this research could be used to recognize the personality characteristics in principals with high levels of productivity and hereto promote the vicarious system models in organization. Also، regarding organization circumstance and via adoption of leadership styles that are productivity related، we can assist the promotion of leaders and organizations.

The objective of the present study was to identify managerial competencies. This study reviewed existing managerial competencies in a cultural context resulting in the development of a broad based psychometrically sound leadership questionnaire. The unit of analysis of the research was a theoretical and experimental research related to managerial competencies, provided from seventeen Iranian and non-Iranian databases. Two Islamic books, Nahjul-Balaghah and Nahjul-Fasahah, were selected to focus on Islamic management and naturalization of competency modeling in Iran. In sum, the 137 data (135 researches of databases and 2 books) were analyzed through content analysis. The total number of 380 concepts relating to managerial competencies was classified into the 82 competency clusters (sub-core competencies). The factor analysis (principal components analysis with Varimax rotation) of sub-core competencies resulted in an 8-factor structure of core competencies labeled value, analysis, decision-making, knowledge, adaptation, performance, leadership, and communication. Face and content validity as well as Kappa reliability of the new managerial competency model were established for this new measure. This analysis resulted in the development of the Managerial Competencies Questionnaire (MCQ) composed of eighty-two items, which will be useful for researchers, students, educators, managers, and organizations.