نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 کارشناسی‌ارشد آمار ریاضی، دانشگاه صنعتی شاهرود

2 دانشجوی دکتری مدیریت ورزشی، دانشگاه صنعتی شاهرود

3 دانشیار مدیریت ورزشی، دانشگاه صنعتی شاهرود

چکیده

این پژوهش با هدف بررسی ارتباط شوخ‌طبعی مدیران و خلاقیت کارکنان با نقش میانجی رفتار سازمانی مثبت­گرا انجام شد. این پژوهش از نوع توصیفی-همبستگی بود که به شکل میدانی انجام شد. همۀ کارکنان ادارات ورزش و جوانان استان کرمان جامعۀ آماری را تشکیل دادند (تعداد = 252)  که از بین آن‌ها 164 نفر به روش تصادفی خوشه­ای به­عنوان نمونه انتخاب شدند. برای گردآوری داده‌ها پس از تأیید روایی و پایایی از پرسش­نامه­های شوخ‌طبعی، رفتار سازمانی مثبت­گرا و خلاقیت کارکنان استفاده شد. داده­ها به کمک روش حداقل مربعات جزئی و آزمون سوبل تحلیل شد. نتایج نشان داد شوخ‌طبعی مدیران بر رفتار سازمانی مثبت­گرا و خلاقیت کارکنان تأثیر مستقیم و معناداری داشت (07/6P > ؛       62/16P >). همچنین رفتار سازمانی مثبت­گرا اثری مثبت و مستقیم بر خلاقیت کارکنان داشت (54/2P > ). همچنین نتایج حاصل از بررسی نقش متغیر میانجی نشان داد شوخ‌طبعی مدیران به‌واسطۀ رفتار سازمانی مثبت­گرا بر خلاقیت کارکنان تأثیر غیرمستقیم و معناداری نداشت (64/1P > ). با توجه به یافته­های پژوهش حاضر به مسئولان ادارات ورزش و جوانان توصیه می­شود از برنامه­های تقویت­کننده شوخ‌طبعی و مهارت­های روان­شناختی ­مثبت­گرا در جهت افزایش سطح خلاقیت کارکنان غافل نشوند و در راستای بهبود خلاقیت از آموزش و تمرین این مهارت‌ها بهره گیرند.

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عنوان مقاله [English]

Clarification of Mediator Role of Positive Organizational Behavior in Relationship between Managers’ Sense of Humor with Employee’ Creativity in Youth and Sport Offices of Kerman Province

نویسندگان [English]

  • ali salajegheh 1
  • nasrin biglari 2
  • reza andam 3

1 M.Sc. in Mathematical Statistics, Shahrood University of Technology

2 Ph.D. Student in Sport Management, Shahrood University of Technology

3 Associate Professor in Sport Management, Shahrood University of Technology

چکیده [English]

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the managers sense of humor and creativity employee with the role of positive organizational behavior intermediation. This study was of descriptive-correlative type administered as a field study. The population of this study included all employees of Youth and Sports offices of Kerman Province (N=252), among of whom 164 persons were selected by cluster sampling. After determining validity and reliability,  data were collected using the  Sense of Humor, Positive Organizational Behavior and Creativity of Employee questionnaires. The data were analyzed by method of Partial Least Square and Sobel test. Findings indicated that managers’ sense of humor has a direct and significant impact on positive organizational behavior and creativity of  employee. Also, the positive organizational behavior has a direct and positive impact on  employee’ creativity. In addition, the results showed that sense of humor has no indirect and significant impact on creativity of employee through positive organizational  behavior. The findings suggested that Sport and Youth offices do not neglect the reinforcing programs of humor and positive psychological skills to increase the level of creativity of  the staff, and train and practice these skills to improve creativity.
Findings indicated that Managers Sense of Humor has a direct and significant impact on Positive Organizational Behavior and Creativity Employee. Also the Positive Organizational Behavior has a direct and positive impact on Creativity Employee. Finally, the results of studying the role of mediator variable showed that Sense of Humor has no indirect and significant impact on Creativity Employee through Positive Organizational Behavior.
According to the findings of this study, suggested to the experts Sport and Youth offices of Staff do not neglect of humor and Positive psychological skills reinforcing programs in order to increase the level of creativity of the staff and use of train and practice these skills to improve creativity

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Youth and Sports Offices
  • Creativity
  • Positive Organizational Behavior
  • Psychological Capital
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