ADMINISTRATIVE CREATIVITY IN PROBLEM SOLVING AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO JOB SATISFACTION AMONG PRINCIPALS OF POST BASIC EDUCATION SCHOOLS IN THE NORTH AL-BATINAH GOVERNORATE IN THE SULTANATE OF OMAN

Abstract

This quantitative study aims to identify administrative creativity and its strategies’ role in solving problems and determining its relationship to job satisfaction among principals of North Al Batinah governorate schools in the Sultanate of Oman. The problem lies in confirming studies that school principals lack the desire and educational experience, which hinders their ability to lead change and the weak elements of creativity and experience in their schools. The researcher adopted the descriptive approach in his study, through a (52) statements questionnaire, distributed in (3) axes are: problems, administrative creativity and job satisfaction. The study population included (141) principals, and a random sample of (39) principals was chosen. The data were analyzed by descriptive analysis method, and Pearson Correlation Coefficient. The study reached several results, including: that there is a positive correlation at the level of significance (0.05) between the level of managers' use of creative methods in solving problems and the level of job satisfaction of employees, also showed a positive correlation at the level of significance (0.05) between the level of managers use of methods Management of organizational conflict and the level of employee satisfaction.