چکیده:
Introduction: The main purpose of the current investigation is to survey the relationship between
cultural intelligence and efficiency of the primary school managers in Isfahan. This study is an applied
research that was implemented through correlation method. Materials and Methods: The statistical
community of this research is consisted of 176 primary school managers in region 3 and 5 of Isfahan
among whom 121 people are chosen by multilevel clustering method as the sample group. The
measurement tools of this study include standard questionnaire of cultural intelligence by Early and
Ang (2003) and inventory achievement efficiency model by Hersey and Goldsmith (1980). The Validity
of the content was confirmed by some professors at the department of educational science. Results:
Using Cronbach α. reliability was estimated at%7 for cultural intelligence and%74 for efficiency. For
data analysis of the research, multivariable regression t and correlation tests have been used and
generally revealed a meaningful relationship between the managers’ cultural intelligence and efficiency.
Among the components of cultural intelligence, there is a perfect relationship between the cognitive,
motivational and behavioral elements and the managers’ efficiency. Conclusions: There is no linkage
between the strategy of cultural intelligence and efficiency. Also, based on demographic properties
involving age, gender and education, there isn’t a meaningful difference among the managers’ efficiency.
Given that a considerable part of skills and cultural intelligence capacities are acquired, the Isfahan
education office center should consider a specific plan to promote cultural intelligence, and try to
improve this through formal and informal trainings.
خلاصه ماشینی:
A study of the relationship between cultural intelligence and efficiency among the primary school managers in Isfahan Address for Correspondence: Dr. Mohammad Taghi Mahmoody, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.
com ABSTRACT Introduction: The main purpose of the current investigation is to survey the relationship between cultural intelligence and efficiency of the primary school managers in Isfahan.
For data analysis of the research, multivariable regression t and correlation tests have been used and generally revealed a meaningful relationship between the managers’ cultural intelligence and efficiency.
The result confirmed a high correlation between cultural intelligence and its different factors (metacognitive, cognitive, motivational, and behavioral) and the managers’ success.
Regarding the fact that both variables of this study (cultural intelligence and efficiency) have been measured in the distance level, Pearson correlation test has been used to test the direction and intensity of their relationship.
Discussion According to the results obtained from the present research, the relationship between the strategic aspect of cultural intelligence and managers’ efficiency cannot be corroborated since the significance level obtained is more than what is acceptable.
In regard to the results and the fourth hypothesis of the research, the relationship between the behavioral dimension of cultural intelligence and the managers’ efficiency is positive and direct.
The results show the effect of the cognitive aspect of cultural intelligence on the managers’ efficiency.
The results confirm the effect of the motivational aspect of cultural intelligence and the managers’ efficiency.