Sport Management Journal

The Effect of Organizational Socialization on Volunteer Retention in Student Sports

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Masoumeh Kalateh Seifari 1
Hashem Kouzechian 2
Mohammad Ehsani 2
Seyyed Yaghoub Hosseini 3

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

2 Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor in Business Management, Management Department, Faculty of Humanities, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jsm.2014.50466
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of organizational socialization on the intention to continue voluntary collaboration in student sports in Tehran. This study was carried out by a descriptive-survey field method. The statistical population consisted of all volunteers of student sport clubs of high-ranking universities in Tehran (N=550). For sampling, convenience sampling method was used and Morgan table was used to determine the sample size. The data were gathered from 286 volunteers. Organizational Socialization Questionnaire (OSQ), Intention to Continue Questionnaire (ICQ) and demographic questionnaire was used to collect data. Descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling (SEM) through Amos software/18 was used to analyze data. The results showed that organizational socialization influenced the intention to continue collaboration (pc=0.38). Generally, socialization played an important role in retaining student sports volunteers.

Keywords

Organizational Socialization
Sport Volunteer
Student Sport Club
Volunteering
Volunteer Retention
Sport Management Journal
Volume 6, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
Summer 2014
Pages 263-282

  • Receive Date 10 May 2012
  • Revise Date 11 June 2014
  • Accept Date 16 December 2012

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