The effect of transformational leadership and knowledge management processes on the level of organizational innovation of primary school teachers in Nowshahr

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of transformational leadership and knowledge management processes on the level of organizational innovation of primary school teachers in Nowshahr. The method employed in the present research is applied in terms of purpose, correlational descriptive in terms of data collection, with the research population consisting of all primary school teachers in Nowshahr, 180 of whom were selected as the study sample according to Morgan Table. Three standard questionnaires (transformational leadership questionnaire, knowledge management processes, and organizational innovation) were used to collect data, and correlation analysis was employed to analyze the data in addition to descriptive statistics. The results of this study indicate that transformational leadership, along with knowledge management processes, affect teachers' organizational innovation. According to the results of research on the impact of transformational leadership on knowledge management processes and organizational innovation, it is suggested that managers and education officials: 1. pay serious attention to transformational leadership personality traits in the process of selecting and replacing leaders, as well as promoting transformational culture and strengthening transformational characteristics, facilitating greater participation of followers by creating a shared vision and emphasizing the importance of a strong commitment to the objective 2. use reverse engineering of organizational tasks by managers via mental motivation as a motivating factor in teachers, and 3. utilize participatory styles in managing and communicating with teachers