With the joint cooperation of Payam Noor University and the Scientific Association of Iran Public Library Advancement

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Business AdmiAssistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Firuzkooh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran. Iran.

2 MSc, Department of Translation Studies English, Imam Reza International University, Mashhad, Iran.

Abstract

Purpose: The present study was conducted to determine the relationship between organizational learning and transformational leadership and job performance of librarians of public universities in Isfahan.
Methodology: This research was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of the study included all librarians of public universities in Isfahan in 1396, whose number was 139 and through stratified random sampling, 111 people were selected as a sample. In this study, Gomez et al. (2005) organizational learning questionnaire, multiple leadership based on Bass and Olivier theory (1995) and Patterson (1990) job performance questionnaire were used to collect data. Cronbach's alpha coefficient, which was 0.930 in the Organizational Learning Questionnaire, 0.955 in the Transformational Leadership Questionnaire, and 0.856 in the Patterson Job Performance Questionnaire, was used to assess the reliability of the questionnaires. Pearson correlation coefficient and regression tests were used for inferential analysis of data.
Findings: Based on the findings, there is a significant relationship between organizational learning and transformational leadership and job performance of librarians of public universities in Isfahan.
Conclusion: Managers, staff, and librarians need to improve their attitudes and perspectives on organizational learning and transformational leadership, and improve their performance and that of the organization.

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