Comparison of impact of managersʹʹ participative and collaborative management styles on creativity, job satisfaction and organizational commitment of secondary school teachers, Rasht city, Iran

ABSTRACT: The present research tries to compare impact of managersʹ participative and collaborative management styles on creativity, job satisfaction and organizational commitment of secondary school teachers in Rasht city, Iran. Its method is causal-comparative and it is an applied research from objective point of view. Statistical population is all secondary schools teachers of Rasht city. Krejcie and Morgan table was used to determine sample size which was 386 people. For managers’ population a census was conducted. Data gathering tool was questionnaire and its reliability was investigated by Chronbachʹs alpha. Research validity was evaluated through consulting with commentators and experts. Independent t-test was used to compare the two groups and test the main and subsidiary hypotheses.