Evaluation of Decision Making Methods of Principals and Organizational Commitment of Teachers of Girl High Schools, District 4 of the City of Karaj in the 2014-15 Academic Year

Abstract

The purpose of this research is explaining the relationship between decision making methods of principals with organizational commitment of teachers in girl high schools of district 4 of the city of Karaj. Considering the topic and main goal of the research, descriptive method and correlational study was performed. Statistical population consisted of teachers of second year of girl high schools of district 4 of the city of Karaj who were 650 individuals. Sample size using the Morgan table was estimated at 242 individuals who were selected by cluster sampling. Instruments used in this research were Rouhi’s decision making methods questionnaire (2000) and Porter’s standard questionnaire (1974). The reliability of the decision making methods questionnaire using the Cronbach’s alpha formula was 0/84 and this value for the standard organizational commitment questionnaire of Porter was 0/83. For evaluation of research questions, descriptive and inferential (Pearson’s correlation test and linear regression) statistics with the help of SPSS version 18 software were used. Using linear regression, it was shown that the dependent variable (organizational commitment) can be predicted by 21/6 percent based on the independent variable (decision making method). Additionally, results of information analysis showed: methods of decision making of principals have direct and meaningful correlation with organizational commitment of teachers and direct and meaningful correlation exists between decision making styles and constituents of organizational commitment (value and persistent commitment).