HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN SPORT JOURNAL
Year:2017 | Volume:4 | Issue:1 |Papers Count:10

Objective: The purpose of the present research work was investigate and designed a relationship quality model for human capital in Iranian women's volleyball.Methodology: This study was descriptive survey. The statistical population of this research work consists of all the athletes, coaches, and referees in the super-league of Iranian women's volleyball in 2014. Also the statistical sample included 112 persons with an equal statistical population. The research tool used was a standard questionnaire, which was distributed among the individuals after their content, face validity, and stability were approved. To analyze the research data obtained, used descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage) and inferential statistics (multicollinearity test) by SPSS v.23 and to study multivariate normality by Mardya index and structural equation modeling by AMOS v.24.Results: Results of the structural equation model demonstrated that the event quality was influential, directly (b=0.26) and indirectly (by social bond) (b=0.55), on trust, the total influence on it being b=0.81. Moreover, the event quality increased satisfaction by 87%.Conclusion: Based on the relatively high influence of the event quality on satisfaction through social bond, therefore suggested, in line with the sport's development general objective, focusing on the event quality and social bond dimensions to the trust and satisfaction of sport's human capital the maximum effort from the women's volleyball of the relevant authorities.

Objectives: The main objective of this study was to develop a set of human resource strategies for Tabriz Traktorsazi Football Club with regard to recruitment and retention of players and coaches, and ranking these strategies on the basis of the fans’ perspectives.Methodology: In the current study, we adopted an applied approach in terms of its objective, a cross-sectional approach regarding its nature, and an empirical one with respect to its implementation. The population involved in the stage of strategy provision was the informed people of the club's human resources status, and in the strategy ranking stage, it was the Tabriz Traktorsazi club fans. A quantitative-qualitative design was followed in different steps of the research work. Various data collection procedures such as document analysis, literature review, and questionnaire were utilized. The data obtained was analyzed based on the SWOT framework and the analytical hierarchy process (AHP).Results: The results of data analysis revealed 16 strategies out of which, 4 belonged to the SO domain, 5 to the WO one, 1 to the ST one, and 6 to the WT area. Furthermore, “finding talented young players and recruiting talented local football players in youth teams” was ranked first, followed by other strategies. Based on the fans perspectives, the findings suggested that paying attention to young and indigenous forces and the use of regional capacities could have a large role in the success of a team.Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it is recommended that the executive managers apply different identified strategies and care attention to the fans’ ranking in the strategies of recruiting and retaining players and coaches.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the mediating role of perceived organizational support and perceived supervisor support in the relationship between trust and work attitudes and behaviors of the employees of the Sport and Youth Organizations in Zanjan province.Methodology: The present study was a descriptive survey, and its statistical population consists of employees of the Sport and Youth Organizations in the Zanjan province. Data was gathered through questionnaires of commitment (Allen and Meyers, 1990), trust (Butler, 1991), perceived organizational support (Eisenberger et al., 1986), perceived supervisor support (Rhoades et al., 2001), organizational citizenship behavior (Williams & Anderson, 1991), counter-productive work behavior (Bennett & Robinson, 2000), and job satisfaction (Russell et al., 2004). Inferential statistical techniques and structural equation modeling were used for data analysis.Result: Findings supported the effects of perceived organizational support and perceived supervisor support on the employees` attitudes and work behaviors. The results obtained also show that different kinds of organizational supports mediate the relationship between trust and employees` attitudes and behaviors.Conclusion: According to the findings, it can be said that organizational trust and its different dimensions may have a considerable role in employees` attitudes and work behaviors through perceived organizational support and perceived supervisor support.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between talent management and employee’s emotional intelligence and organizational commitment in the Youth and Sport offices of Fars Province.Methodology: The method implemented in this research work was descriptive-correlation. The studied population included all employees of the Youth and Sport offices of Fars Province (N=320). All the population was selected as a sample. In all offices, 280 questionnaires were distributed and 252 were returned. The questionnaires of talent management (Sayadi et al., 2011), emotional intelligence (Bradberry & Griares, 2005), and organizational commitment (Speier & Venkatesh, 2002) were used to collect the data. The data was analyzed by Pearson correlation and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).Results: Findings indicated that Talent management had a direct and significant impact on the emotional intelligence. The talent management also has a direct and positive impact on the organizational commitment. Finally, the endogenous Variables’ R-Square indicated that there was 28% variance in emotional intelligence and 46% variance in the organizational commitment that can be predicted by exogenous variables.Conclusion: The results obtained imply the importance of talent management in emotional intelligence and organizational commitment. Thus talent management should be noticed in all policy-makings related to Ministry of Sport and Youth.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the modeling of the effect of communication skills on quantum management and its role in organizational agility in Isfahan sport organizations.Methodology: This correlation study was conducted through a survey. A population of approximately 405 managers and experts of sport organizations in Isfahan were randomly selected. The data collection tools in this study were demographic characteristics, communication skills (Barton, 1990), quantum management (Nazari and Bsravy, 2015), organizational agility (Sharifi and Zahng, 2010) questionnaires. To analyze the data, a structural equation model in LISREL 8.54 with a confidence level of 95% was used.Results: The results obtained showed that communication skills had a positive and linear effect on quantum management, as well as, communication skills had positive and significant effect on organizational Conclusion: Managers of sport organizations can benefit from the findings of the study and knowledge of communication skills in the field of sports and physical education management model quantum organizations, processes and structures to the dynamics and greater agility advance the dynamics and agility to take further steps towards the development of sports in the country

Objective: The purpose of the present research work was to explain the role of spirituality and transformational leadership on employee’s empowerment in the Ministry of Sport and Youth in Iran. Furthermore, the role of organizational citizenship behavior in moderating the relationship between these variables was evaluated.Methodology: The present study was considered as descriptive-correlation. The studied population included all employees of this ministry, out of which, 270 were selected by simple random sampling. Data was collected through questionnaires and analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). Validity of each part was estimated via the Cronbach’s Alpha method. Through analysis of construct validity, its validity was confirmed.Results: The results of path analysis showed the significant impacts of spirituality and transformational leadership on employee’s empowerment (R2=0.72). Likewise, the impacts of spirituality and transformational leadership on the organizational citizenship behavior (R2=0.53) as well as moderating the relationship between these variables were confirmed.Conclusion: According to the research findings, should be followed spirituality, organizational citizenship behavior and development of transformational leadership style for the improvement of empowerment.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop the relationship model of leadership knowledge, intellectual capital, and social capital in the General Administration of Youth and Sport in Isfahan province.Methodology: The statistical population included all human resources of Isfahan General Administration of Youth and Sport and its offices in the Isfahan province cities (N=450). For the research sample based on the Morgan table, 157 persons were chosen randomly. The Vitala (2004) questionnaire of leadership knowledge, Bontis (2001) questionnaire of intellectual capital, and Kheirkhah (2011) questionnaire of social capital were used to achieve the research objectives. The validity of the three questionnaires used was confirmed by 15 experts, and their reliability was studied in a preliminary study with 30 subjects and calculated as 0.97, 0.89, and 0.89, respectively. Analysis of the collected data was done by the descriptive approach and inferential statistics methods including one sample t-test, confirmation factor analysis, and structural equations through SPSS and Lisrel software.Results: Results of the research work show that the leadership knowledge, intellectual capital, and social capital in General Administration of Youth and Sport in Isfahan province are desirable. There is a significant relationship between leadership knowledge and intellectual capital, between leadership knowledge and social capital, and between intellectual capital and social capital. There is a significant relationship among leadership knowledge, intellectual capital, and social capital. Also their relationship model has a desirable goodness.Conclusion: It is recommended to success in Isfahan General Administration of Youth and Sport; they should pay attention to the intangible factors such as leadership knowledge, intellectual capital, and social capital, and their relationship model.

Objective: The cultural intelligence is an important factor for resolving in the management, and the aim of this study was to evaluate and rank the cultural intelligence of managers of physical education in a vocational university using the fuzzy TOPSIS technique.Methodology: The statistical population included managers of physical education vocational university (N=134). Sample size f was 100 managers. The cultural intelligence questionnaire was used as the research tool. The questionnaire contained 20 questions that included 4 questions related to the strategic or metacognitive intelligence, 6 questions related to cognitive intelligence, 4 questions related to motivation intelligence, and 6 questions related to behavioral intelligence. The cultural intelligence and rank of the physical education managers were evaluated based on the TOPSIS technique.Results: According to the results obtained, managers of physical education in the vocational university were evaluated to base of four dimensions of cultural intelligence in the form of verbal -fuzzy scale and were ranking based on the fuzzy TOPSIS technique; the managers of Zanjan Univ. (girls), Tabriz Univ. (boys), and Isfahan Univ. (boys) were in the first to third levels. Also positive and significant relationship consisted between cultural intelligence and rank in physical education managers also.Conclusions: Based on the results of this research work, it can be concluded that cultural intelligence is essential to the success of managers, and due to the difference in the amount of cultural intelligence, it is first suggested to evaluate the cultural intelligence of managers, and then after identifying their strengths and weaknesses, to plan appropriate educational courses.

Objective: The current study was a descriptive survey research work. Its main purpose was to investigate and compare the time management and job burnout for active and inactive staffs of Hakim Sabzevari University.Methodology: The statistical society of the current research work was all the staffs in Hakim Sabzevari University (431).225 subjects were selected by simple random sampling. The research tool used was the Maslach burnout (1993) and Azizi Moghaddam time management (2006) questionnaire. The Kolmogrov–Smirnov test was used for the normality of the data distribution. T-test and two-way Anova were used to compare the independent groups and analyze the simultaneous interaction between two independent variables (physical activity and organizational position) and two dependent ones (job burnout and time management), respectively.Results: According to the results obtained, there is a significant difference in job burnout and time management between the active and inactive staffs. Besides there was a significant difference in job burnout and time management active and inactive academics and employees.Conclusion: Based on the results obtained, probably the active staffs catch less job burnout than the inactive ones. Besides probably these people can manage their time better. Likely, a less job burnout due to physical activity may create appropriate opportunities for a better time management. The difference observed between the academics and employees may be due to the difference in the nature of the jobs.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of the development of social culture in cultural development of athletic sport.Methodology: The method applied in this research work was descriptive-correlation. A purposively sample of 143 experts in the field of cultural and sport studies were selected. The instrument used in this research work was a researcher-made questionnaire, the validity of which was confirmed by experts in cultural and physical education. Reliability was also confirmed by Cronbach's alpha (0.84). The statistical method included the exploratory factor analysis with Varimax rotation in order to identify the factors involved, followed by a confirmatory factor analysis to test the impact of the identified factor and items on the cultural development in athletic sport.Results: The results obtained showed that social vitality, social responsibility, social capital, social control, and social heritage were the five factors related to the development of social culture in the order of importance. Furthermore, the items of sport event security, religious commitment, observation of social norms in sport, monitoring and equal implementation of laws and regulations in sport organizations, honoring the pioneers and leaders of sport, considering the factors of social vitality, social responsibility, social capital, social control, and social heritage were the priorities, respectively.Conclusion: Knowledge, trust, commitment, solidarity, prosperity, security, and a sense of security, happiness, and mental health are the components of the development of society as development of social culture that could be cultural development athletic sport.