Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Faculty of Management, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

2 PhD Student, Faculty of Management, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran,

3 Master, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Survival and development of any organization depends on good infrastructure for to create creativity in employees. However, in some organizations, employees believe their organization paid little attention to communication within the organization, use of creativity and organizational innovation. Through social capital can increase the commitment and efficiency of our employees and encourage them to creative and innovate. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of social capital dimensions in factors of affecting organizational creativity with emphasis on organizational commitment. This is an applied research and descriptive-correlation method has been implemented. The population of the study is to include all employees of the West Regional Electricity. Data was collected by questionnaires that its validity was confirmed by professors and experts and average variance extracted. To investigate the reliability Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability was used. In order to analyze the questionnaire data using structural equation modeling was performed. The results show that the dimensions of social capital, Social trust, networks and shared norms, mutual cooperation and harmony, had a significant positive relationship with organizational commitment and organizational commitment with two dimensions of factors of affecting organizational creativity (organizational climate and structure for innovation) had a significant positive relationship.

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