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The effect of employees' job attitudes on the effectiveness of organizational processes in sports and youth departments of Guilan province

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Ph.D. student in Sport Management / Guilan University. Rasht, Iran.

2 Professor of Sports Management, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

Abstract

Job attitude is a multidimensional concept that reflects a person's positive and negative perceptions about the job, interpersonal relationships, and work environment; And Having a positive job attitude is very important in achieving individual and organizational success.The aim of this research was to study the effect of threetypes of job attitudes, Task-based attitudes,People-based attitudes and organization-based attitude on the effectiveness of important organizational processes. It was a descriptive-analytic research and in terms of the data-collection it was a field study.The statistical population included all employees, 118 people were selected through random sampling. The validity of researcher-made questionnaire of job attitude levels and the Standard Questionnaire on the Effectiveness of Organizational Processes Hsu (2002) and Chaladora and Hijrati (1987),was verified by 10sport management specialists and their reliability was computed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient 0.94 and 0.95, respectively. Modeling the relationships between variables was performed by structural equation model using smart-pls software showed organization-based attitude (B=+ 0.61; t= 8.90) and then People-based attitudes (B=+ 0.34; t= 06.05) in sports and youth departments of Guilan the province has a direct and significant effect on the effectiveness of organizational processes.In general, the results expressed Affective and normative commitment and Coworker support and Satisfaction with coworkers and supervisors, provide a strong prediction of the effectiveness of organizational processes.Therefore, a positive attitude towards the organization and employees can be more effective than a positive attitude towards the job or task itself.

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Organizational Behavior Management in Sport Studies
Volume 8, Issue 3 - Serial Number 31
September 2021
Pages 55-71
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