Background: In today's world, change is rapid and the adaptation is considered an important part of success in the current era. The core capacity of the adaptability is: innovation, systemic thinking, organizational learning, shared vision, customer-orientation and creating changes. Organizational adaptability is a survival factor of an organization; meanwhile the moral leadership role is very prominent. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of spiritual leadership on the adaptation capacity.
Method: This study is a descriptive- correlation research. Population of study includes 541 staffs of Maskan Bank in Eastern Azarbaijan. Among all, 303 staffs were selected as the sample group. For operational zing the research variables, spiritual leadership and organizational adaptability questionnaires were used. For analyzing data, the confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis in the shape of structural equation model has been utilized.
Results: The research findings show that the spiritual leadership in the system thinking, organizational learning, making change, common view, and innovation and customer orientation dimensions has effect on the organizational capacity of adaptability.
Conclusion: Due to the influence of adaptability capacity of spiritual leadership, with strengthening spirituality in workplace and managements' spiritual leadership components, could strengthen the organization's capacity of adaptability.