The Role of Learning Organization and Talent Management in the Effect of the Transformational Leadership Styles of School Principals in Innovation Management in their Schools

Abstract

This research aims to examine the mediating role of learning organization and talent management in the impact of transformational leadership levels of school principals on innovation management according to the perceptions of teachers working in vocational and technical anatolian high schools. In accordance with the purpose and approach of the study, quantitative research method was used in the research. The sample consisted of 30 official vocational and technical anatolian high school principals and 562 teachers. The research data were collected with The Scale of Leadership Styles of School Principals, The Scale of Talent Management in Education, and The Scale of Learning Organization in Schools and The Scale of Innovation Management in Schools. Basic statistics and Structural Equation Modelling (Path diagram and fit indices) were used to analyze the data. The data gathered was analyzed with programs of SPSS 23.0 and AMOS. The research findings showed that there is a significant relationship between the transformational leadership styles of school principals and innovation management according to teacher perceptions, and that there is a partial mediating role of learning organization and talent management in this relationship. According to this, it can be concluded that school principals with a high level of transformational leadership will exhibit a higher level of innovation management characteristics in their schools with teachers with a high level of learning organization and talent management.

Keywords

• Transformational
• innovation
• learning organization
• talent

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