The Impact of Organizational Climate on Organizational Creativity in Educational Institutions

The present study aimed to investigate the impact of organizational climate on organizational creativity based on the perceptions of teachers employed in secondary education institutions. The study sample included 275 teachers assigned with the cluster sampling method. The Organizational Creativity Scale and the School Climate Scale were employed to collect the study data. Descriptive and hierarchical regression analyses were used to analyze the study data. The study findings demonstrated that organizational climate affects organizational creativity and subdimensions. It was found that organizational climate affects administrative creativity the most and individual creativity the least. Organizational climate dimensions that affected organizational creativity were "leadership and interaction" and "sincerity." Organizational climate dimensions that affected individual creativity were "democracy and commitment to school," "achievement factors," and "conflict." The organizational climate dimension that affected administrative creativity was "leadership and interaction." Organizational climate dimensions that affected social creativity were "leadership and interaction" and "sincerity."