Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Ali Rashidkhalil ¹
• MirHassan Seyedameri ²
• Morteza Fattahpour marandi ³

¹ PhD Student in Sport Management, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.

² Professor of Sport Management, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.

³ Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Department of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Maragheh University.

Abstract

Today, the place of ethics is of particular importance in all areas, including sport, including sport; The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of coaches' leadership style on the ethical decision of the Iraqi Football League athletes. The research method was a descriptive correlational type. Were used from four types of questionnaires; Including the Standard Questionnaire of the Chahadour and Saleh Leadership Behavior (1978), the Ethical Joe Questionnaire (Victor & Callen, 1993), the Ethical Decision Decision Questionnaire, Lee and Tminas (2007), and Athletes Satisfaction Questionnaire (Rimmer & Chaladra, 1998) Be. The location of this study includes Iraq. Therefore, the statistical population of the research included all the players working in the first -rate football league in Iraq. All the first -rate football players in Iraq participated in the statistical example, and eventually 150 responded to the questionnaires and were considered as the sample. Eight of 8 professors of sports management will be asked to measure the validity of the questionnaires. The reliability of the questionnaires was also calculated through the Cronbach's alpha coefficient, all above 0.7. Data analysis will be made using SPSS25 software and PLS 2 software. The results of the model indicated that the leadership style had a direct, positive and meaningful relationship with moral decision -making; Also, leadership style has a direct, positive and meaningful relationship with team satisfaction, plus leadership style is direct, positive and meaningful to the moral atmosphere, on the one hand the leadership style plays a mediator in ethical decision -making and team satisfaction. And team satisfaction plays a mediator. It is important to note that coaches in professional football often strive to define and train players about ethics, which can prevent ethical decision -making. Therefore, it is very important for coaches to be aware of their leadership style and actively promote ethical behavior and ethical development among footballers.

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Keywords

• Ethical decision
• leadership style
• team satisfaction
• coaches
• athletes football

Main Subjects

• Organizational Behavior Management