Evaluating the Shared Leadership Model in Knowledge Creation among the Faculty Members of Razi University of Kermanshah (Iran)

摘要

The present study performed to evaluate the shared-leadership model in knowledge creation teams among the faculty members of Kermanshah Razi University. This study performed as a descriptive-correlative one and it is an applied study in regard to research goal. The statistical society of study was including all faculty members of Razi University that totally was 360. For determine the sample volume based on Morgan’s table, 179 persons selected as study sample by a random relative-category method. The author made questionnaire used as data gathering tool in this study and it includes components such as self-leadership, team confidence, team commitment, shared-leadership and knowledge creation. The content reliability of this tool confirmed by experts and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient used to obtain the reliability coefficients of any component. The obtained coefficients were 0.77, 0.85, 0.76, 0.86 and 0.84 respectively. The regression analysis used for analyzing the information. The following results obtained. There is a positive relation between high levels of self-leadership and high levels of team confidence. There is a positive relation between high levels of team commitment and high levels of self-leadership. There is a positive relation between high levels of team confidence and high levels of shared-leadership. There is a positive and significant relation between high levels of team commitment and high levels of shared-leadership. And finally, there is a positive and significant relation between high levels of shared-leadership and high levels of knowledge creation.