A study of the relationship between principals’ competing values leadership and organizational climate in junior high schools in Taipei

• Main Author: 薛仲平
• Other Authors: 吳政達
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/77026630088431646117

碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 學校行政碩士在職專班 === 98 === This study aims to explore the relationship between principals' competing values leadership and organizational climate in junior high schools in Taipei city. The purposes of this study is to know the fact and relationship between principals' competing values leadership and organizational climate in junior high schools and the differences among junior high schools’ teacher with different background’s perceptions on principal’s competing values leadership and organizational climate in schools. According to the results of the study, we provide suggestions for principles of junior high schools and future studies. This study conducts a questionnaire survey using stratified sampling according to school size, and surveys on 700 teachers from 32 public junior high schools in Taipei (8 schools of 24 classes below, 12 schools of 25-48 classes, and 12 schools of 49 classes above). The response rates were 90.1％; the usable rates were 86.4％. The research instruments are “Principals’ CVF Managerial Behavior Instrument” and “Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire for Secondary Schools, OCDQ-RS.” The collected data were analyzed by using the descriptive statistic, t-test, one-way ANOVA, multiple stepwise regression analysis, and so on. According to the finding, the conclusions of this study are: 1. Junior high school teachers in Taipei were most aware of the “producing results” dimension of competing values leadership, and less aware of “relating to people” dimension of competing values leadership. 2. Junior high school teachers in Taipei were better aware of “engaged behavior” and “supportive behavior,” but less aware of “frustrated behavior” and “directive behavior.” 3. Taipei’s junior high school teachers’ identification with “female principals” competing values leadership and organizational climates in schools are higher. 4. Junior high school teachers in Taipei feel that the principals in their age of 51-55 perform better in principals’ competing values leadership and organizational climate in schools. 5. Junior high schools of principals with doctorial degree perform better than principals with degree of bachelor or degree of forty credits in organizational climates. 6.Among Taipei junior high school teachers’ perception of organizational climates, male teachers’ perception of “frustrated behavior” is higher than female teachers’; teaches with age above 51 were most aware of “supportive behavior” and “engaged behavior,” and teacher with age below 30 were most aware of “directive behavior.” 7.Teachers’ with master and doctoral degree were most aware of “frustrated behavior,” teachers’ serve more than 21 years were most aware of “engaged behavior,” and teachers’ serve less then 10 years were most aware of “directive behavior.” 8. Teacher’s perception of organizational climate are differ from their different positions. The teachers serve as directors were most aware of “supportive behavior”, the teachers serve as section chiefs are most aware of “frustrated behavior.” 9. The different dimensions of principal’s competing values leadership behavior could well predict openness index in junior high schools; therefore, the principals’ competing values leadership could positively affect organizational climate in schools. Key words: competing values leadership, organizational climate