Sport Management Studies

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

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

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

https://doi.org/10.22089/smrj.2019.7728.2667
Abstract
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

Keywords

Youth and Sports Offices
Creativity
Positive Organizational Behavior
Psychological Capital

Subjects

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Sport Management Studies
Volume 13, Issue 70
January and February 2022
Pages 362-393

  • Receive Date 28 July 2019
  • Revise Date 06 November 2019
  • Accept Date 13 November 2019

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