Organizational Behavior Management
Azadeh Soltanizadeh; Zinat Nikaeen; Zahra Haji Anzehaie; Jasem Manouchehri
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Innovation can play a significant role in explaining strategic and functional approaches in organizations, including sports federations. The purpose of this study was to investigate the application of innovation in the relationship between strategic thinking and organizational performance in sports federations. ...
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Innovation can play a significant role in explaining strategic and functional approaches in organizations, including sports federations. The purpose of this study was to investigate the application of innovation in the relationship between strategic thinking and organizational performance in sports federations. Participants were the employees and managers of 13 selected sports federations, of which 230 people were selected by random sampling. Measurement tools included Lopez-Nicolas Organization Performance Questionnaire (2011), Prajgo and Sohl Organizational Innovation Questionnaire (2003) and Jane Lidka's Strategic Thinking Questionnaire (1998). The data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression at the first type error level of 0.05 with SPSS version 19 software. The results showed that there was a positive and significant correlation between strategic thinking (r>0.001, p=0.67) and innovation (r>0.001, p=0.71) with organizational performance. Also, strategic thinking and innovation could directly predict organizational performance (ADJ.R2=0.55). According to the obtained results, Innovation and strategic thinking improves the performance of sports federations' employees and enables federations to manage organizational challenges and perform better.
Mona saeidpoursarcheshmeh; Zahra Hajianzehaei; zinat nikaeen; Ali Zarei
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of organizational policy on employee creativity by hiding knowledge: the moderating role of job characteristics. The statistical population of the present study was 1171 employees of the Ministry of Sports and Youth. Finally, 350 people were selected ...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of organizational policy on employee creativity by hiding knowledge: the moderating role of job characteristics. The statistical population of the present study was 1171 employees of the Ministry of Sports and Youth. Finally, 350 people were selected randomly. This study was descriptive and correlational studies. The research instruments were four questionnaires related to personal information, organizational policy of Naqshbandi and Mirani (1398), creativity of employees George and Zhou (2001), concealment of knowledge of Serenko and Bontis (2016), job characteristics of Hackman and Oldham (1979). The validity of research instrument was confirmed by a group of expert professors and its construct validity was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis based on structural equation model. SPSS, SPSS Sample Power and Amos software were used to analyze the data. The results showed that organizational policy has a negative and significant effect on employee creativity. Organizational policy has a positive and significant effect on hiding knowledge. Hiding knowledge has a negative and significant effect on creativity. In addition, it was found that organizational policy has a negative and significant effect on employee creativity by hiding knowledge. Finally, the results showed that job characteristics can act as a moderator in the relationship between organizational policy and hiding knowledge on the creativity of the staff of the Ministry of Sports and Youth. Based on the results obtained, managers are advised to encourage employees who share their knowledge and increase the professional commitment of employees
Nasser Bai; Zahra Haji Anzehaie; Akram Esfahani Nia
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The purpose of present research is to study the effects of social responsibility and ethical organization atmosphere on the employees’ job engagement in sport and youth offices of Golestan province. It is descriptive - survey. The statistical population was 220 employees of the sport and youth ...
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The purpose of present research is to study the effects of social responsibility and ethical organization atmosphere on the employees’ job engagement in sport and youth offices of Golestan province. It is descriptive - survey. The statistical population was 220 employees of the sport and youth offices of Golestan province which selected as the sample of the research. For collecting data, Lechuga (2012) social responsibility questionnaire; Arnaud et al (2002) ethical climate questionnaire and Skas (2006) employees’ job engagement questionnaire were used. The reliablity of the questionnaires was determined respectively 0.89, 0.81 and 0.85. To analyze data and identify the effects of research variables, structural equation modeling with the PLS software were applied. The results indicated that commitment to employees has no significant effect on employees’ job engagement. The effect of commitment to society on employees’ job engagement was positive and significant. Also, the positive effect of commitment to customers on employees’ job engagement was confirmed. Finally, the research findings claimed that the ethical organization atmosphere has a positive and significant effect on employees’ job engagement. According to the research results, it can be concluded that developing social responsibility and creating a positive ethical atmosphere in sports and youth offices can increase employees’ job engagement.
