Houriyeh dehghanpouri; mohammad siavashi; elham vosadi; amsomeh nazemi
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The general purpose of this study was to design and fit the structural pattern of role of coaches' leadership skills impact on the group cohesion and team performance of volleyball and futsal teams in the thirtieth period of female student sports competitions throughout the country. This goal-based research ...
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The general purpose of this study was to design and fit the structural pattern of role of coaches' leadership skills impact on the group cohesion and team performance of volleyball and futsal teams in the thirtieth period of female student sports competitions throughout the country. This goal-based research is applied and by nature, it is descriptive-analytical and this research is a survey. The statistical population of the study consisted of all instructors participating in thirty-three courses of female students' sports competitions across the country (300 persons). The statistical sample size was estimated to be 168 according to Cochran formula. To collect data, Kaufman- Scarborough, & Lindquist leadership skills, Karan group cohesion, and Michael West's and team performance questionnaires were used. Data were analyzed by SPSS, Excel and AMOS software. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation test and structural equation modeling. The results showed, leadership skills on team cohesion, leadership skills on team performance, and team cohesion had a direct and positive impact on team performance. The model parameters all indicate a good fit and confirm the research model. Coaches need to further develop their leadership skills and have the ability to effectively apply any of the technical, cognitive and human skills in the right circumstances. In general, they need to be effective in changing circumstances. Also, Analysis of the structural model fit indices of study indicate that the model has a good fit and it has a high ability to measure the main variable.
Samaneh Saeidpour; Najaf Aghaei; Alireza Elahi
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The aim of this study was to determine the role of social responsibility on the team's performance of Persepolis Club with the mediating of fans' satisfaction. The research method is descriptive and type of correlation with structural equation approach. The statistical population of all fans of Persepolis ...
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The aim of this study was to determine the role of social responsibility on the team's performance of Persepolis Club with the mediating of fans' satisfaction. The research method is descriptive and type of correlation with structural equation approach. The statistical population of all fans of Persepolis Club and sample size was 395 according to Morgan table. For collecting research data was used from a questionnaire Galbraith's (2010) social responsibility, Oliver's (1993) satisfaction, and a questionnaire from Glenn (2003), Hosseini (1395), Cooper and Suter (2011) were used to measure team performance. The content validity and formality of the questionnaires were confirmed by 10 sports management professors, structural validity through convergent and divergent validity and reliability using Cronbach's alpha and combined reliability. To analyze the data, descriptive and inferential statistics were used with structural equation modeling (SEM) approach. The results were analyzed using SPSS 22 and Smart PLS 3 software. Findings from the research report the direct and positive effects of social responsibility on team performance and fans' satisfaction, as well as the direct and positive effects of satisfaction on team performance. In addition, the minor role of mediator of satisfaction in relation to social responsibility and team performance was confirmed. It is suggested that the Managers, coaches and players of Persepolis Club, with their social responsibility, in the four dimensions of economic, ethical, legal and humanitarian, increase the satisfaction and club team performance from fans' perspective.