A study of the impact of intellectual capital on organizational commitment: the mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation (Case study: High School Teachers in Saveh)

Schools and educational institutions have been faced with variety of changes in today's knowledge-based era. These changes are obvious in their educational methods, teaching methods, etc. hence; Teachers have to enhance their knowledge, skills and competencies for higher and more innovative performances. Moreover, they need to be more motivated and more committed and look for more innovative and creative solutions which increase the overall effectiveness of the school and lead to individual success. Therefore, the purpose of present research was aimed to study the impact of intellectual capital on organizational commitment with the mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation. The present research was practical in terms of objectives, correlational-descriptive in terms of method of data collection and quantitative in terms of type of collected data. The population consisted of 400 of the high school teachers in Saveh among whom 196 individuals were chosen as the sample size using stratified random sampling method. The results demonstrated the positive impact of intellectual capital on organizational commitment, intellectual capital on entrepreneurial orientation and entrepreneurial orientation on organizational commitment. Moreover, the mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation on intellectual capital and organizational commitment was approved.