Explaining the Possible Relationship between Intellectual Capital and the Teachers' Organizational Effectiveness – A Case Study of Baharestan Elementry Schools, Tehran, Iran

The present study aims to explore the possible relationship between intellectual capital and the teachers' organizational effectiveness. This applied research enjoys a descriptive-correlation approach to gather quantitative data. The study sample includes 261 primary school teachers of Bahersatn County, Tehran, Iran selected among 817 teachers. In order to collect data, twoquestionnaires were used to survey the samples including 160 female and 101 maleteachers. The first questionnaire was Bontis Intellectual Capital (1998) including 42 questions; and the second questionnairewas Parsons Organizational Effectiveness (1969) including 28 questions. Data were analyzed through Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between teachers' intellectual capital and organizational effectiveness in elementary schools. Teachers are the human capital of Ministry of Education. Therefore, the quality of education and services should improve in order to train good students who can be the human capital of the society.