Predicting the Competitive Intelligence of Educational Administrators Based on Faith and Political Intelligence

Abstract

The present study was conducted with the aim of predicting the competitive intelligence of educational administrators based on faith and political intelligence in girls' schools in Tehran's 14th district. This research is a practical and descriptive correlational study. The study community of school principals and deputies in Tehran's 14th district, which had 158 principals and deputy principals. According to the statistical population, the statistical sample size was determined using Krejcie and Morgan table of 120 people. This number of samples was selected from the statistical population using simple random sampling method. To measure the variables, the questionnaire of religiosity in "Lynn" (2008), competitive intelligence of Fariba Mahani (2012) and political intelligence of Dostar et al. (2016) were used.The present study was conducted with the aim of predicting the competitive intelligence of educational administrators based on faith and political intelligence in girls' schools in Tehran's District 14. This research was a practical and descriptive correlational study. The study community of school principals and deputies in Tehran's District 14, which had 158 principals and deputy principals. According to the statistical population, the statistical sample size was determined using Krejcie and Morgan table of 120 people. This number of samples was selected from the statistical population using simple random sampling method. To measure the variables, the questionnaire of religiosity in "Lynn" (2008), competitive intelligence of Fariba Mahani (2012) and political intelligence of Dostar et al. (2016) were used. Data were analyzed by descriptive method and correlation and multiple regression methods. The findings showed that there were positive and significant relationships between the variables of faith and competitive intelligence, faith and political intelligence, and competitive intelligence and political intelligence. Also, the variables of faith and political intelligence predicted competitive intelligence positively. It is concluded that the higher the level of religious beliefs and commitment to religious duties in school principals and the higher their political intelligence, the more competitive their intelligence. Managers can make more appropriate decisions in the interests of their educational organization by using information related to resources, environmental facilities and competitors, and considering the opportunities and threats of the external environment.

Keywords

• competitive intelligence
• political intelligence
• religiosity at work