Sport Management Journal

The Effect of Organizational Entrepreneurship on Organizational Socialization and Organizational Commitment in the Employees of Physical Education Departments of Mazandaran Province

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Rasoul Norouzi 1
Masoumeh Kalateh Seifari 2

1 Ph.D. Student in Sport Management, Physical Education Department, Faculty of Human Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Sport Management Department, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Mazandaran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jsm.2014.50147
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of organizational entrepreneurship on organizational socialization and organizational commitment in employees of physical education departments of Mazandaran province. This study was a descriptive field survey. The statistical population consisted of all employees of physical education departments of Mazandaran province (N=176). The sample was equal to the statistical population. In order to collect data, organizational entrepreneurship questionnaire (OEQ), organizational socialization questionnaire (OSQ) and organizational commitment questionnaire (OCQ) were used. Descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling (SEM) were used to analyze the data with an emphasis on Amos/18 software. The results showed that organizational entrepreneurship influenced organizational socialization (PC=0.36) and organizational commitment (PC=0.38). Also, organizational socialization influenced organizational commitment (PC=0.26). Generally, organizational entrepreneurship played an important role in determining organizational socialization and organizational commitment in employees of physical education departments. 

Keywords

Mazandaran
Organizational entrepreneurship
Organizational Commitment
Organizational Socialization
Physical Education Departments
Sport Management Journal
Volume 6, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
Spring 2014
Pages 89-108

  • Receive Date 17 October 2012
  • Revise Date 06 May 2014
  • Accept Date 26 February 2013

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