Determining the relationship between Strategic thinking with organizational prestige through political behaviors in the staff of Fars General Directorate of Sports and Youth
Subject Areas : Sport Managementesmat shojaeyain 1 , omid safari 2
1 - Department of Physical Education,Nourabad Mamasani Branch , Islamic Azad University, Nourabad Mamasani , Iran
2 - Assistant Professor , Department of Physical Education,Nourabad Mamasani Branch , Islamic Azad University, Nourabad Mamasani , Iran
Keywords: Strategic thinking, organizational prestige, political behaviors, employees, Fars Sports and Youth Directorate. ,
Abstract :
Objective: The purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between strategic thinking and organizational prestige through political behaviors in the employees of the General Directorate of Sports and Youth of Fars. Methods: This research was applied and descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of this research was all the employees of the General Directorate of Sports and Youth of Fars in the number of 114 people, of which 93 people cooperated with the researcher as a sample and using the total number sampling method. Data collection tools were standard organizational prestige questionnaires. Sarmad et al. (2013), Goldman's strategic thinking (2005) and Dobrin's (1978) political behaviors. Descriptive statistics methods were used to describe the data, and Pearson's correlation coefficient, regression, and structural equations were used to analyze the data. Results: The results of the research showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between strategic thinking and organizational prestige, and the results of the research showed that the relationship between strategic thinking and organizational prestige through the subjects' political behaviors was not significant (P ≤ 0.01). Conclusions: Therefore, it is better to pay more attention to strategic thinking and political behaviors in order to increase the credibility and status of the organization.
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