A Regression Analysis of the Relationship between Organizational Culture and Effectiveness of Principal of Secondary Schools

The aim of this paper is to explore the relationship between organization culture and principal effectiveness in secondary schools of Lorestan State in Islamic Republic of Iran. Method of research was correlation and we randomly selected 800 teachers from 4403 teachers and 300 principals of total 512 principals in province of Lorestan secondary schools. Based on the culture theory of Robbins and effectiveness theory of Parsons, two instruments for measuring culture and principal's effectiveness were developed. The data were analyzed via Pearson correlation and Regression analysis (Enter and Stepwise method). The results showed that: a- there is a positive correlation between organization culture and principal effectiveness (r= .82, sig=. .05) and b- regression analysis revealed that there is a multiple correlation between organization culture and principal effectiveness (r= .85, sig=. .05). Also based on stepwise method subscales such as: conflict, transparency, communication, supportive and reward system predict about .85 of total variances of principal effectiveness in Lorestan state