An Investigation of the Relationship between Teamwork Organizational Learning and Organizational Excellence Considering the Mediating Role of Professional Ethics and Organizational Agility

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between teamwork, organizational learning and organizational excellence with the mediating role of professional ethics and organizational agility. The present research is a descriptive-correlational research which uses structural equation modeling to answer the research question. The statistical population includes the staff of the education department of West Azerbaijan Province in the academic year 2018-2019. Using Morgan table and stratified random sampling, 332 people were selected as the sample. The measurement tools of the research were Bordbar Teamwork Questionnaire (2012), Kadozir Professional Ethics (2002), Nifeh Organizational Learning (2001), Sharifi and Zhang (1999) Organizational Agility Questionnaire, and Asgari Organizational Excellence Questionnaire (2014). The validity of the instruments was verified by confirmatory factor analysis and the reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha test. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling and AMOS and SPSS software. The results showed that the direct effect of professional ethics and organizational agility and the indirect effect of teamwork and organizational learning on organizational excellence are positive and significant. Also, the direct effect of teamwork and organizational learning on professional ethics and organizational agility is positive and significant.