New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences Volume 6, Issue 7 (2019) 148-158 Selected Paper of 10th World Conference on Learning, Teaching and Educational Leadership (WCLTA-2019) 01-03 November 2019, Novotel Conference Center Athens – Greece Role of participative leadership in the improvement of academic performance of students in the University of Tehran, Iran Ehsan Namdar Joyami*, Human Resources Management, University of Sistan and Baluchestan. Zahedan. Iran Davod Salmani, Department of Public Administration, University of Tehran. Tehran. Iran Suggested Citation: Joyami, E. N. & Salmani, D. (2019). Role of participative leadership in the improvement of academic performance of students in the University of Tehran, Iran. New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences. [Online]. 6(7), pp 148-158. Available from: www.prosoc.eu Selection and peer-review under responsibility of Prof. Dr. Jesus Garcia Laborda, Alcala University © 2019 United World Centre of Research Innovation and Publication. All rights reserved. Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the effect of components of participative leadership style on the academic performance of students at the University of Tehran, Iran. This descriptive and correlational research was performed on 43 senior managers of the university selected through random cluster sampling using the Morgan table. In addition, data were collected applying the standard questionnaire of ‘are we making progress?’ by Malcolm Baldrige. Moreover, data analysis was performed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The test results confirmed the majority of the research hypotheses. The organisation can provide mutual trust and respect between senior leaders and faculty members of the university and, thereby, improve academic performance of students by creating a suitable environment for applying supportive and participative leadership in the university. Keywords: University, leadership, management, quality, academic performance. * ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Ehsan Namdar Joyami, Human Resources Management, University of Sistan and Baluchestan. Zahedan. Iran. E-mail address: davood.joyame@gmail.com