Analyzing the relation between spiritual intelligence and communication skills, and effectiveness among Fars province principals

This study aims at investigating the relation of spiritual intelligence and communication skills with organizational effectiveness among Fars province high school principles. This is a descriptive correlation survey research and the population of this study is all of the principles (1500 persons) of Fars province high schools, in 2013-14 academic year. In this study, cluster random sampling used and 306 principles were selected based on Morganʹs Table. The information gathered through 3 questionnaires (spiritual intelligence, communication skills, and organizational effectiveness) which used after determining their validity and reliability. The data were analyzed by using inferential statistics methods (Pearsonʹs correlation coefficient and multivariate regression) via SPSS19 software. The results showed that there is a significant relation between spiritual intelligence and communication skills with organizational effectiveness and communication skills is a significant predictor for organizational effectiveness. Also, among spiritual intelligence factors, only two factors, "self-awareness, love and interest" and "predicaments controlling capability", can predict organizational effectiveness significantly but the first factor has more effect. In addition, among communication skills two factors, "message apprehension" and "decisiveness", have a significant relation with effectiveness; however, only the second one can predict organizational effectiveness significantly.