An investigation of the relationship between senior line and staff managers development in Ministry of Education and organizational effectiveness in the Educational System of Iran

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between the top executives in different provinces and the managers’ development of Education Ministry with the effectiveness of educational organizations. Therefore, the sample included all the top executives of education Ministry which included the managers in the ministry and those in the provinces with the total number of 72. Among the total questionnaires, 30 questionnaires of the ministry managers and 40 of the managers in the provinces were analyzed because of being complete. To achieve the desired goals of the research, 3 variables of managers’ development (skill, ability and knowledge) were selected and their relationship with organizational effectiveness were studied by using questionnaires. Pearson’s correlation coefficient showed no significant relationship between knowledge, skill and ability and organizational effectiveness. While correlation coefficient of Pearson and the linear relationship with multiple regression relationship showed a signification relationship between the 3 variables; the t-test findings showed no significant differences between the view points of the managers out of the ministry and those of ministry about the dimensions and factors of development of the managers. However, theory shows the fact that these 3 variables showed a close relationship with philosophical mentality of the managers and the philosophical mentality had a direct relationship with organizational effectiveness.