M.A. Thesis:

The study of the relationship between social capital and social adequacy with organizational vitality of teachers of Joghatay

The present research has investigated the relationship between social capital, social competence, and organizational vitality in the teachers of Joghatay city. The population includes all the teachers of Joghatay city. Based on Morgan-Krejcie table, 278 people were selected as the samples. Regarding the properties of the population, sampling was done by multistage cluster method. In this research, first the schools of the mentioned city were classified in term of the educational program and out of the chosen schools, the samples were randomly selected proportional to the sample size. The research tools included: Nahapiet and Ghoshal’s social capital scale (1998), Flanner’s social competence scale (1990), and Krollof’s organizational vitality (2007). Data analysis was done by descriptive and inferential statistics. In the inferential phase, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to check the normality of the variables, and confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis was used to test the research hypotheses. The statistical calculations were done by ++SPSS/PC and Lisrel v8.5 software. The findings showed that in Joghatay city, the teachers’ social capital and organizational vitality are at a lower level than the medium, while their social competence is at an acceptable and above-medium level. Also, the results showed that there is a significant relationship between social capital and social competence and organizational vitality.

Keywords: Keywords: social capital, social competence, organizational vitality, teachers of Joghatay city