providing a structural pattern of problem solving for managers based on decision-making and evaluating the mediation role of organizational culture

Purpose: the present study aimed to provide a structural model of creative problem solving in the managers of the islamic azad university of tehran based on the decision: evaluation of the mediating role of organizational culture.methodology: this research was an applied, descriptivecorrelational study. the statistical population of this study included all managers of the islamic azad university of tehran in the academic year 13981397 that from the mentioned population with a volume of 1300 people, using krejcie and morgan table, 297 people were selected by cluster random sampling. the data were collected using the creative problem solving questionnaire of basader managers (1995), scott and bruce decision making (1995) and edgarschin (2004) organizational culture. structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data.findings: the results showed that decision making and organizational culture significantly predict creative problem solving in the managers of islamic azad university of tehran and organizational culture mediates the relationship between decision making and creative problem solving in the managers of islamic azad university of tehran. he does.conclusion: decision making and creativity is one of the most central processes in organizations, especially in educational environments and is considered as the main task of managers at all levels.