M.A. Thesis:

The Effect of leadership Development Practices on organizational Performance Regarding to the Mediating Role of Human Capital and Social Capital (Case Study: the Municipality of Soltanabad)

Abstract Today, due to the complexity and dynamism of the environment, the issue of leadership and its practices has a significant effect on many organizational dimensions. This has led to an extensive review of the concept of leadership and its influencing factors in the research and studies of researchers and specialists in the field of management. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of leadership practices on organizational performance with regard to the mediating role of social capital and human capital. In order to collect data in this study, a standard questionnaire was distributed among 69 employees of Sabzevar Municipality. Validity and reliability of the questionnaire of this study were determined through a survey of professors and management specialists and Cronbach alpha. These factors confirmed the validity and reliability of questionnaire measures. After analyzing the data from the questionnaire, all the research hypotheses were confirmed. Findings indicate that leadership practices have a positive and significant effect on organizational performance directly and indirectly. It was also found that social capital and human capital also mediate the relationship between leadership practices and organizational performance. Key Words: Leadership Practices, Organizational Performance, Social Capital, Human Capital

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