Naz Mohammad Vahedi; Hamidreza Ghezelsefloo
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Objective: The purpose of this research was to study the effect of managers' coaching skill on job engagement of staff in sports and youth organization with the role of a mediator of job crafting.
Methodology: This research is practical and was carried out by using the survey research method. All ...
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Objective: The purpose of this research was to study the effect of managers' coaching skill on job engagement of staff in sports and youth organization with the role of a mediator of job crafting.
Methodology: This research is practical and was carried out by using the survey research method. All employees of the sports and youth organizations of Golestan province were the statistical population of this study (230 people). By using Cochran's formula, the sample size of the research was estimated to be 145 staff and their selection was done by cluster random method. The research data collection tools included questionnaires of job engagement (Shuck et al., 2016), managers' coaching skill and job crafting. The analysis of the collected data was done descriptively (mean and standard deviation) and inferentially (structural equation modeling).
The results showed that managers' coaching skill have a positive and significant effect on the job engagement of sports and youth organizations’ staff. Also, the results of the research showed that the effect of managers' coaching skill on the job crafting of staff in sports and youth organization is positive and significant. Finally, the effect of managers' coaching skill on the job engagement of sports and youth organizations’ staff with the mediator role of job crafting was confirmed.
Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study it can be concluded that managers of sports and youth organizations can increase their staff job engagement by using coaching skills and developing staff ability of job crafting in their jobs
Muthana Mohammad Nasravi; Seyed Mohammad Kashef; Mohsen Behnam
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Objective: The aim of the current research was to explore the components of sports marketing capabilities of Iraqi football human resources.
Methodology: This research was conducted with an exploratory nature to expand the existing knowledge and understanding about the marketing and earning capabilities ...
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Objective: The aim of the current research was to explore the components of sports marketing capabilities of Iraqi football human resources.
Methodology: This research was conducted with an exploratory nature to expand the existing knowledge and understanding about the marketing and earning capabilities of human resources since there were many weaknesses in this research in Iraq and there was little research literature available, it then was done qualitatively. In this research, the within-subject agreement method was used to calculate the reliability of the conducted interviews. The results showed that the total number of codes in these three interviews is 19 and the number of agreements is 7. According to the relationship, the percentage of intra-subject agreement was equal to 0.73, which was appropriate. The statistical population of the research was made up of all managing directors and marketers of clubs, members of the marketing committee of the football federation, university professors, and doctoral students of sports marketing in Iraq. To conduct in-depth interviews, snowball sampling techniques was used for sampling, and the interviews with the experts of this department continued until theoretical saturation.
Results: Based on the model derived from the qualitative data, the findings showed 76 open codes, 11 core codes and three selective codes (capabilities of athletes and coaches, capabilities of managers and employees, capabilities of supporters and fans) in the field of capabilities. The human resources marketing of the Iraqi Football Federation were identified.
Khadije Mashadnejad; Hassan Bahrololoum; Mansoureh Mokaberian
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Objective: The current study was conducted with the aim of the effect of love of sport on the loyalty of sport fans with the mediating role of emotional experiences.
Methodology: The research method was descriptive-correlation and cross-sectional in terms of time. The statistical population included ...
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Objective: The current study was conducted with the aim of the effect of love of sport on the loyalty of sport fans with the mediating role of emotional experiences.
Methodology: The research method was descriptive-correlation and cross-sectional in terms of time. The statistical population included fans of volleyball, basketball, horse riding, and football sports teams of Golestan province, and 285 people were selected by convenience sampling with calculating at least 2 and at most 10 times the number of questions. Data collection tools were standard questionnaires: The Love of Sport by Bang et al. (2008), The Loyalty of fans by Abolhasani (2015), and Emotional Experiences by Prayag et al. (2013). The content validity of the questionnaires wereconfirmed from the opinions of 10 sports management professors and construct validity using model fit indexes. Cronbach's alpha method and composite reliability were also used to calculate reliability. Data analysis by structural equation model in Smart PLS software was done.
Results: The results showed love of sport has positive and significant effect on the loyalty of sports fans and emotional experiences. In addition, emotional experiences had a positive and significant effect on the loyalty of sports fans. Also, the results showed that emotional experiences play a mediating role in the relationship between the love of sport and the loyalty of sports fans.
Conclusion: Therefore, based on the results of the research, it can be said, by increasing positive emotional experiences and increasing people's love of sport, their loyalty to sports teams can be improved.
Marziyeh Dehghanizadeh; Heidar Hosseini
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Objective: Deviant behaviors of employees such as bullying at workplace have many negative consequences for employees, groups and organizations; Therefore, purpose of present study is to investigate role of servant leadership and resonant leadership to reduce employees' perceived bullying, considering ...
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Objective: Deviant behaviors of employees such as bullying at workplace have many negative consequences for employees, groups and organizations; Therefore, purpose of present study is to investigate role of servant leadership and resonant leadership to reduce employees' perceived bullying, considering effect of organizational compassion and employees' social cynicism beliefs in General Directorate of Sports and Youth of Yazd Province.
Methodology: The current research was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of data collection. statistical population of present study was all employees of General Directorate of Sports and Youth of Yazd Province (150 people), that sample size of which is 110 people, who were selected by simple random method. data collection tool was standard questionnaires including servant leadership and social cynicism beliefs of Ahmad et al. (2022); resonant leadership of Ali and Kashif (2020); Organizational compassion of Koon (2022); employees' perceived bullying questionnaire was Lu et al. (2022) and analysis method used, structural equation modeling technique.
Results:The findings of research showed that organizational compassion has a mediating role in impact of servant leadership on bullying at workplace, and organizational compassion has a mediating role in impact of resonant leadership on bullying at workplace, but social cynicism beliefs of employees not have a moderating role in impact of organizational compassion on bullying at workplace.
Conclusion: According to the results of research, it is possible to reduce consequences of bullying at workplace with approach of positive business ethics such as servant leadership style, resonant leadership style and organizational compassion.
Nasser bay
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the purpose of the current research was to investigate the effect of moral leadership of school principals in sharing knowledge of physical education teachers based on the mediating role of psychological ownership.
Methodology: This research was descriptive-survey type. The statistical population included ...
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the purpose of the current research was to investigate the effect of moral leadership of school principals in sharing knowledge of physical education teachers based on the mediating role of psychological ownership.
Methodology: This research was descriptive-survey type. The statistical population included all physical education teachers of Golestan province, among whom 247 people were selected by purposive sampling. The research tools were Brown et al.'s Ethical Leadership Questionnaire (2005), Avi et al.'s Psychological Ownership Questionnaire (2008), and Park and Lee's Knowledge Sharing Questionnaire (2013), whose internal reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha method in a pilot study in a statistical population. (α<0.81). In order to analyze the data, PLS-3 software was used (P≥0.05).
Results: The results of the path analysis of the research model showed that ethical management has a direct and significant effect on the knowledge sharing of physical education teachers. Also, the structure of psychological ownership moderated the ability to share knowledge by physical education teachers.
Conclusion: Therefore, it is suggested to the policy makers of the country's education system that by employing managers who are committed to ethical characteristics, in addition to providing the necessary platform for teachers to increase their knowledge through the acquisition and sharing of knowledge, they can empower Psychological human resources to provide a voluntary interactive environment in order to optimize educational programs and student success.
Javad Karimi; leila soltanian
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Objective: This research was conducted with the aim of designing a human resource management model for the Iranian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation in the digital age.
Methodology: The methodology employed was qualitative with a thematic analysis approach. Participants included experienced sports ...
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Objective: This research was conducted with the aim of designing a human resource management model for the Iranian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation in the digital age.
Methodology: The methodology employed was qualitative with a thematic analysis approach. Participants included experienced sports management professors with relevant educational and research backgrounds, as well as experienced managers and experts from the Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation. Based on theoretical saturation criteria and using purposeful sampling, a total of 14 interviews were conducted. The main research tool was semi-structured exploratory interviews. Feedback was provided to participants, and non-influential narratives were sought to enhance internal validity. Additionally, intra-subject agreement was confirmed.
Findings: According to the findings, three key and influential indicators on the human resource management of the Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation in the digital age include digital culture, digital communications, and managerial processes. The findings revealed that digital culture comprises components such as technology acceptance, information security, process improvement, promotion of participatory culture, promotion of flexibility at work, enhancement of data analysis capabilities, and training and awareness.
Discussion and Conclusion: Based on the findings, it is concluded that human resources must be fully acquainted with digital indicators in the modern era. The use of online training to enhance the skills of managerial staff and coaches of the Iranian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation, as well as the establishment of an internal platform for better communication and coordination among federation members, can significantly improve human resource management and organizational performance.
Amir Orly; Mahdi Talebpour; Javad Mohammad Khani; Vahid Saatchian; Saeed khayatmoghadam
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Objective: The aim of the present study was to Identifying effective factors on the development of human capital productivity of the fire department and safety services through sports activities in metropolis Mashhad.
Methodology: In terms of purpose, it was applied and, in nature, classified ...
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Objective: The aim of the present study was to Identifying effective factors on the development of human capital productivity of the fire department and safety services through sports activities in metropolis Mashhad.
Methodology: In terms of purpose, it was applied and, in nature, classified under exploratory research, conducted using a mixed-methods approach (qualitative-quantitative). The qualitative sample comprised of sports managers from the municipality of Mashhad, managers of the Firefighting Organization, professors of sports management, and experts knowledgeable in the concepts of human capital productivity. The quantitative sample included all employees of the Firefighting Organization. Data analysis methods in the qualitative section utilized Grounded Theory, and for presenting the quantitative model, Structural Equation Modeling was employed using Smart PLS version 3 software.
Findings: The findings revealed that the effective factors on the development of human capital productivity through sporting activities include 47 open codes within 9 concepts and two categories: professional factors and motivational-supportive factors. Additionally, the results of confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the identified items and components explain the effective factors on the development of human capital productivity in the Firefighting Organization through sporting activities in the metropolis of Mashhad, and the conceptual model of the qualitative part was validated.
Conclusion: Productivity is contingent upon numerous factors and components. It is practically recommended that the initial step should involve recruiting professionals in the Firefighting Organization, followed by continuous on-the-job training by the finest coaches in Iran.
