Preparing to lead the digital transformation in schools
Publisher: name: The University Of Kurdistan
Year: 2021

description: Leadership has always been one of the key and at the same time the most complex\nissues in the field of organizational management studies. Over time, and in\nproportion to the increasing volume and complexity of organizational\nenvironments, the concept of leadership has become more important; in the\nview of some management experts, leadership is the main structure of the\norganization's activities and the main factor determining the success or failure\nof an organization. However, with the development of technology, the\nmanagement and leadership styles of the organization have also changed; but\nwhat has impacted the leadership of organizations more than any other\ntechnology is a leap known as digital technology. Digital technology, a set of\nprofound developments and changes in organizations and businesses; In the\nfield of activities, processes, capabilities and business models that allow them\nto be able to use the opportunities arising from the development and promotion\nof technology and the resulting changes in their development in different\ncommunities and use them in line with their strategies and priorities. Take\nadvantage. In the digital age, anything is possible at the speed of light.\nCompanies can build and test new products much faster and cheaper than\nbefore, for example through digital simulations, 3D printing prototypes or\nsmall application products. At the same time, innovation strategists need to\nengage with a wider playing field in addition to adapting themselves to the\npace of innovation. For example, it is no longer a competitive advantage in\nproducts, but in the digital services that are provided for those products. The main purpose of this study is to identify and rank the effective factors in\npreparing for digital transformation leadership in schools of Zarandieh city, so\nit can be said that the present study is a descriptive-survey research in terms of\npurpose in the field of applied research and data collection method. The\nstatistical population in this study has used the perspective of school staff in\nZarandieh (800 in total). Using Morgan table, the minimum sample size\nrequired was 181 people. To be surer, 200 school staff in Zarandieh were\nselected by random sampling method. Two questionnaires were used to collect\ndata. The first questionnaire was provided to the experts to rank the factors.\nQuestionnaire two is a standard questionnaire that has been provided to\nemployees to assess the status of factors. The validity of the questionnaire was\nconfirmed using content validity. Cronbach's alpha of the questionnaire is\n0.813, so the questionnaire has good reliability. The Savara method has been\nused to rank and determine the importance of the factors influencing the\nreadiness to lead the digital transformation. T-test was used to assess the status\nof each factor. Finally, the final results of the study were evaluated using\nsignificance-performance analysis. The Savara method has been used for\neffective factors in preparing for digital transformation leadership. The Sawara\nmethod stands for Step-Wise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis. The Savara\nmethod is one of the new multi-criteria decision making methods that was\nintroduced in 2010 by Violeta Kershaline along with Zavadskas and Turskis.\nThis method is used to calculate the weight of the criteria. Based on the\nresearch findings, practical suggestions are provided to school principals in\nZarandieh. Relevant managers should help strengthen digital literacy by\ndeveloping a digital vision. Existence of mental agility, quick adaptation and\nfast learning are effective in creating readiness to lead the digital\ntransformation in the educational institutions of Zarandieh city. Also,\nincreasing the focus on students and developing software facilities in order to\nrespond to them, is one of the important pillars in establishing digital\ntransformation leadership in educational institutions of Zarandieh city, which\nshould be considered by the relevant managers. The meritocracy and ideal\ninfluence of the relevant principals have caused the mental encouragement of\npeople to the written goals and individual attention and considerations in the\nschools of Zarandieh city should be considered more than before. In order to\nbe ready to lead the digital transformation in the schools of Zarandieh city, it\nis necessary to pay more attention to increasing the authority of the specialized forces and supporting digital educational programs. Strengthening creativity\nand innovation among the principals and staff of Zarandieh schools will\nprovide the preconditions for replacing the traditional activities of electronic\nmethods, and finally the leadership of digital transformation will be established\nin the schools of Zarandieh city. This study also had some limitations. Lack of\nadequate scientific support and localized knowledge about digital\ntransformation leadership has created limitations. Lack of operational\nexperience and accurate statistics on digital transformation leadership in\nschools is another constraint. Due to the existing limitations, future researchers\nare recommended to conduct studies to conceptualize the discussion of digital\ntransformation leadership with a theoretical perspective and from a technical\nperspective to deal with methods of implementing the digital transformation\nleadership model.\nBased on the research findings, practical suggestions are provided to school\nprincipals in Zarandieh. Relevant managers should help strengthen digital\nliteracy by developing a digital vision. Existence of mental agility, quick\nadaptation and fast learning are effective in creating readiness to lead the\ndigital transformation in the educational institutions of Zarandieh city. Also,\nincreasing the focus on students and developing software facilities in order to\nrespond to them, is one of the important pillars in establishing digital\ntransformation leadership in educational institutions of Zarandieh city.\nQualification and ideal influence of the relevant principals have caused the\nmental encouragement of people to the written goals and individual attention\nand considerations in the schools of Zarandieh city should be considered more\nthan before. In order to be ready to lead the digital transformation in the schools\nof Zarandieh city, it is necessary to pay more attention to increasing the\nauthority of specialized forces and supporting digital educational programs.\nStrengthening creativity and innovation among the principals and staff of\nschools in Zarandieh will provide the preconditions for replacing the\ntraditional activities of electronic methods, and finally the leadership of digital\ntransformation will be established in the schools of Zarandieh.