Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Assistant Professor of Sport Management, University of Isfahan
2 Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Mazandaran
Abstract
This research aimed to investigate the role of implementation of positive management on developing the succession processes in sport organizations of Isfahan province, with regards the effect of expert staff’s job self-efficiency and organizational trustas the mediating variables. This research was survey (correlation) and the total population included all of the 366 expert staff employed at the sport organizations of Isfahan province, which are selected by using the total population sampling method. Four standard instruments were employed in this research for measuring the positive management, job self-efficiency, organizational trust and succession. The data was analyzed by employing the AMOS Graphics software. The results of assumed model of the study indicated that implementation of positive management in sport organizations of Isfahan province directly, with regression weight of 0.44, affect on developing the succession process in those organizations. Also, implementation of that managing method indirectly, with regards the mediating effect of expert staff’s job self-efficiency and their organizational trust, with regression weights of 0.71 and 0.65 respectively, affect on developing the succession process in those organizations. Hence, emphasizing on implementation of positive management method in sport organization of Isfahan province could affect on developing the succession process in those organizations. Furthermore, with regards the extra effects of implementation of positive management on developing the succession process, with regards the mediating role of expert staff’s job self-efficiency and their organizational trust, it is recommended to the related responsible to attempt toward developing the staff’s psychological characteristics, in addition of implementing of this new management method at the organization.
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