Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 University of Tehran
2 Mazandran
Abstract
The main purpose of the present study was to model the effect of service and distribution leadership on dynamic job behaviors and enhance the organizational performance of the staff of the Ministry of Sports and Youth.The research method was descriptive correlational, in terms of target and in terms of data collection method was survey type. In order to study servant leadership, distributed leadership, dynamic job behaviors and organizational performance. Firstly, existing research in informational and library resources was studied and after several consultation and review sessions, effective factors were identified and in the form of a questionnaire and a conceptual model of the research, two times as Delphi method, the experts' survey was laid. A questionnaire was developed in the form of 9 questions for servant leadership, 6 questions for distributed leadership, 7 questions for dynamic job behaviors and 5 questions for organizational performance. Structural equations modeling was used to analyze questions.دThe fit model results (NFI=0.94, TLI=0.92, CFI=0.91, GFI=0.90, AGFI=0.91) indicate that the model is suitable. Also, the results of path analysis confirmed the effect of service leadership and distributed leadership on dynamic job behavior and organizational performance. The knowledge gained from this research helps managers and planners of sports organizations to focus on enhancing organizational performance through the development of specific leadership behaviors.
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