Investigating the Situation of Effective Factors on Promoting the Culture of Innovation in the Departments and Schools of Theoretical High School in Tehran

The aim of this study was to "investigate the status of factors affecting the promotion of innovation culture in the offices and schools of theoretical high school in Tehran" which is a descriptive survey in terms of practical purpose and data collection method.

The statistical population includes all teachers and administrative staff of the second theoretical high school for girls and boys in Tehran. According to the latest statistics of 2018, they include 9878 people. The research tool is a researcher-made questionnaire consisting of 42 items and 14 components that have been approved through the validity of constructive analysis according to the use of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis test. The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated 0.911 through Cronbach's alpha.

The results of the research showed that out of 42 items measured in the questionnaire, the eigenvalue of 12 factors is more than one. Hence, in total, using the orthogonal rotation of the Verimax type of 12 factors (learning organization, organizational commitment, initiative, risk-taking, guidance, coherence, management support, identity, accountability culture, reward system, conflict and communication) in 38 items In total, these 12 factors together explain 83.454% of the variance of the culture of innovation.

The results of the structural test and the final model of innovation culture showed that the highest path coefficient is related to the learning organization component with a path coefficient of 0.89 and in the second place the initiative component with a path coefficient of 0.84 and in the third place the risk component. It is located with a path coefficient of 0.81 and in the fourth place is the conflict management component with a path coefficient of 0.79.