On the Relationship Among Organizational Culture, Creativity, and Change among the principals of Elementary Schools in Shiraz

This study aimed at examining the relationship among organizational culture، creativity، and change among the principals of Shiraz elementary schools. This correlational study included all principals of elementary schools in the first district of Shiraz Education Organization. A sample of 80 principals (40 from girl schools and 40 from boy schools) was randomly selected. They were administered three questionnaires of Torrance’s Creativity Questionnaire (1990)، Hafsted’s Organizational Culture Questionnaire (2001)، and Namdar’s Change and Innovation Questionnaire (2003) with approved validity and reliability. The results suggested that there was a significant relationship between the dimensions of organizational culture and creativity. Further، it was indicated that uncertainty، avoidance، individualism and masculinity could account for the principals'' creativity. Female principals also were more creative than male principals.