The Role of Participative Leadership in reducing Counterproductive Workplace Behavior An Analytical Study of the Opinion of Teachers in governmental Schools in the Soran Independent Administration/Kurdistan Region-Iraq

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of participative leadership in reducing counterproductive workplace behavior (CWB) in governmental schools within the Soran Independent Administration of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). The research problem centers on determining the extent to which participative leadership can reduce counterproductive workplace behaviors. Main objective was to examine the role of participative leadership and its dimensions in reducing counterproductive workplace behavior among teachers. A descriptive research design with a quantitative approach was employed, using questionnaires to collect data from 644 teachers across 45 public schools in the region. The findings highlight the critical role of participative leadership drastically contributes to reducing counterproductive workplace behaviors. The results revealed a statistically significant correlation between participative leadership and its dimensions— delegation of authority, participation in decision-making, human relations, and communication and information building—and CWB as a whole, suggesting that as participative leadership increases, place of job misbehavior decreases. Regression evaluation further showed that everyone four dimensions of participative leadership have a significant effect in decreasing CWB. These effects highlight the significance of school’s principal’s attractive teachers in leadership procedures, fostering mutual admire, and promoting communication to create a more fit and more efficient school surroundings. Future research is recommended to analyze those relationships the usage of qualitative techniques and to consider additional leadership style for comparative analysis.