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Effects of organization social responsibility and ethical climate on the employees’ work engagement in Golestan province sport and youth offices

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr, Iran

2 Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Department of Physical Education, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran

Abstract

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.

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Organizational Behavior Management in Sport Studies
Volume 5, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
March 2019
Pages 65-77
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