An Investigation of the Mediating Effect of Organizational Creativity on the Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Organizational Innov

This research is intended to investigate the mediating effect of organizational creativity on the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational innovation. The research follows a descriptive-correlation method with emphasis on structural equation model. The statistical population of the study includes all employees of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (800 people). Cochran's formula has been used to decide on the sample size, thrugh which 260 people are selected as the sample designated by stratified sampling method fitting the size of the population. Data are collected through three questionnaires of transformational leadership, organizational creativity and organizational innovation, whose Cronbach's alpha coefficient were 0.92, 0.78 and 0.82, respectively. The content validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by experts’ views. Data analysis was conducted through SPSS and LISREL software. The results revealed that the current situation of all three variables are above the hypothetical average. The interrelationships among all three variables, transformational leadership, organizational creativity and organizational innovation were positive and significant. The mediating role of organizational creativity in the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational innovation was confirmed.