yahya assadi

The purpose of this study was to investigate the tendency of executive managers of University of Kurdistan towards self-improvement skills of a leader. This research methods were purposeful, applied, and descriptive correlation. The statistical population of the study included all executive managers of University of Kurdistan (85 people). Of these, 63 people were selected using simple random sampling. Data were collected using a 60-item questionnaire consisting of components of job involvement, control source, organizational commitment, self-efficacy and metacognition whose reliability coefficient was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha method. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS23 and SMART PLS2 statistical software. Pearson correlation test, Chi-square test, Kendall test, one-sample t-test, Friedman test and path analysis were used in data analysis. The results showed that there was a significant relationship regarding the evaluation of the variables that determine the leader's tendency towards self-improvement including the source of control, job involvement, organizational commitment, metacognition, self-efficacy, motivation and self-regulation of managers. In addition, in examining the relationships between these variables, there was a significant relationship. Finally, the model used in the research was confirmed by the path analysis test.