The role of green management in the organizational performance of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Peymanfar, ,  Mohamad Hasan; Dehghan, Najaf; Aghaei, Najaf

doi:10.30473/fmss.2022.62674.2393

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Kharazmi university

² PhD of Sports Management Student, Tehran University.,Iran

³ sport management,physical education faculty,Kharazmi university,Tehran,Iran

https://doi.org/10.30473/fmss.2022.62674.2393

Abstract

This study aimed to survey of Relationship Implementing green management in sports organizations can change the way we interact with the environment. The purpose of this study is the role of green management on the performance of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This research is a descriptive correlation with the structural equation approach. The statistical population of the study included all managers and employees of the Iranian Football Federation, which is 157 people And the sampling method was total that 111 people participated in this study. The results showed that the researcher-made questionnaire used in this study had convergent and divergent validity and its reliability was acceptable and above 0.7 according to the numbers obtained for Cronbach's alpha and also the combined reliability. Also, the results of hypothesis testing showed that all factor loads of indicators are above 0.4 and the factor load of indicators is desirable.
Based on the results obtained from the analysis of the research model, it was found that the executive factors of green management have a positive and significant effect on the executive actions of green management. Also, the positive and significant effect of green management executive measures on green management results was confirmed. According to the research findings, it can be acknowledged that the use of green management in the organization, especially in the football federation can have beneficial effects on maintaining the structure of the environment and improve the efficiency of the organization.

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The role of green management in the organizational performance of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran

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Volume 9, Issue 3 - Serial Number 35October 2022Pages 43-58

Volume 9, Issue 3 - Serial Number 35
October 2022
Pages 43-58