The Investigation of the Relations Between Paternalistic Leadership, Organizational Creativity and Organizational Dissent
Abstract
The aim of the research is to find out the relationship between the paternalistic leadership behaviours of public primary school principals and teachers’ organizational creativity and organizational dissent perception levels according to the perceptions of primary school teachers. Correlational survey method was utilized in the research. The sample of the research consists of 1059 teachers working in public primary schools selected by methods of stratified sampling method in Mardin city center and 8 districts of Mardin during 2016-2017 academic year. The data of the research were obtained by using the “Headmasters’ Paternalistic Leadership Behaviours Scale”, “Organizational Creativity Scale” and “Organizational Dissent Scale”. The data analysis revealed the following findings: There was a positive and significant correlation between the paternalistic leadership behaviours of primary school administrators and teachers’ perceptions toward organizational creativity and organizational dissent and paternalistic leadership behaviors of primary school administrators were found to be a significant predictor of teachers’ perceptions toward organizational creativity and organizational dissent. The headmasters should exhibit benevolent leadership behaviours that enchance the teachers organizational creativity perceptions, such as endeavouring to create a family milieu in school, being tolerant of teachers and supporting teachers to take the initiative.
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Primary Language
English
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
December 29, 2021
Submission Date
December 31, 2018
Acceptance Date
December 20, 2021
Published in Issue
Year 2021 Volume: 6 Number: 4
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