Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
Master in Sport Management, Islamic Azad University of Kerman
Abstract
This study aimed to survey of Relationship between Organizational Forgetting and Agility with The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of psychological empowerment on organizational innovation with the Mediating role of Knowledge Transfer in Kerman Province Sports Clubs employees.The research method is correlation-survey and is a type of applied research that was carried out in field form. The statistical population of the study consists of all Sport Clubs employees of Kerman Province. According to Morgan's table, 183 people were selected as the sample of the study. To collect data, a questionnaire psychological Empowerment (1995), organizational innovation (2008) and Knowledge Transfer questionnaire (2013). Using Cronbach's alpha coefficient, the reliability of the psychological Empowerment 0.89, Organizational innovation 0.91 and the Knowledge Transfer was 0.79. To analyze the data of this study, One - sample t Test and structural equation model were used. The results of the study shows that there is a positive significant correlation between psychological empowerment of the employees and their organizational innovation; and this psychological empowerment through Knowledge Transfer has positive effect on the appearance and enhancement of the innovative behaviors in the employees. In general, psychological empowerment must be considered as one of the predisposing factors for organizational innovation
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