Document Type : Research Paper
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Assistant Professor of Sport Management, University of Isfahan
Abstract
One of the major goals of organizations is having the efficient and capable human resources in order to achieve organizational efficiency. This study aimed to study the role of quantum management in improving the career adaptability of sport boards’ staff in Isfahan province. The method of this research was descriptive (correlation). The total population included all of the persons employed at the sport boards of Isfahan Province in 2016 (N: 248) which148 staff members selected by stratified random sampling for this research. A career adaptability scale (Savickas, 2007) (validity: 0.70, reliability: 0.84) as well as a self-constructed quantum management questionnaire (validity: 0.71, reliability: 0.84) were employed in this research. The results indicated that there was a positive relationship between quantum management dimensions and concern of career path, control, curiosity, and confidence dimensions (P ≤ 0.05). Also, according to the regression analysis, quantum seeing, quantum thinking, quantum feeling, quantum knowing, quantum acting, quantum being, and quantum trust dimensions were found as the predictors for improving the employees’ career adaptability in those boards. Based on the results, implementation of quantum management concepts in sport boards of Isfahan province, and using the strategies of that new method of managing could be effective in increasing the employees’ career adaptability in those boards.
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