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The Relationship Between Intra-Organizational Factors (Culture, Technology, Structure) with Psychological Empowerment of Physical Education Professors of Zanjan University

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 M.A Sport management/Guilan university

2 Assistant Professor of Guilan university

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between intra-organizational factors (culture, technology and structure) with psychological empowerment of physical education professors of Zanjan university. The research method was descriptive correlational and the statistical population consisted of physical education professors with more than three years of teaching experience at universities in Zanjan (N= 61). The sample size was considered to be equal to population. The research tools included demographic questionnaire, organizational culture, technology, organizational structure and psychological empowerment. Content validity of questionnaires was verified by seven professors and convergent and divergent validity and combined reliability was verified by PLS software. There was a significant correlation between organizational culture and psychological empowerment (t-value= 4.393; path coefficient= 0.242), technology and psychological empowerment (t-value= 6.149; path coefficient= 0.433), organizational structure and psychological empowerment (t-value= 5.598; path coefficient= 0.389), organizational culture and organizational structure (t-value= 6.273; path coefficient= 0.505) and technology and organizational structure (t-value= 5.804; path coefficient= 0.485). The general goodness of fit index of GOF model was 0.673 and was at high level. Universities can increase the psychological empowerment of instructors by developing an existing organizational culture, providing infrastructure and technological processes and enhancing the level of organizational structure.

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Organizational Behavior Management in Sport Studies
Volume 6, Issue 1 - Serial Number 21
May 2019
Pages 75-93
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