Abstract
Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the effect of the support from managers that the professional footballers perceive in their commitment to their teams. Material and Methods: In this study, 641 professional football players were randomly participated from the professional football leagues organized by Turkish Football Federation in the season of 2015-2016. Data were collected by administrating the “Perceived Managerial Support Questionnaire” developed by Giray and Sahin (2012) and the “Organizational Commitment Questionnaire” which developed by Meyer and Allen (1997) and adapted to Turkish language by Wasti (2000) that has three subscales and 18 items. The data obtained in the study were evaluated by the Mann Withney U test, the Kruskal-Wallis test and the regression analyses as well as the percent-frequency analyses via SPSS programme. Results: Results revealed that there was a significant relationship between the level of organizational commitment and managerial support of professional football players that they perceive from their managers. In relation to perceived managerial support of football players, there was a significant difference between the groups according to league category and educational status of football players who participated in the present study. Furthermore, there was a significant difference in the level of organizational commitment among the groups according to football players’ age, level of league , educational status and duration of professional football career . Conclusion: According to results of this study that the professional football players’ commitment of their teams is predicted by the perceived managerial support from their managers is considered as an important conclusion. In this premise, results of the present study shed light on our understanding of the organizational management in football to be aware of football player’s expectations from their managers and provide such awareness in management for such organizations.
Highlights
Ve Meyer ve Allen (1997) tarafından geliştirilen ve Wasti (2000) tarafından Türkçe’ye uyarlaması yapılan üç boyut ve 18 maddeden oluşan “Örgütsel Bağlılık Ölçeği”
Results revealed that there was a significant relationship between the level of organizational commitment and managerial support of professional football players that they perceive from their managers
In relation to perceived managerial support of football players, there was a significant difference between the groups according to league category and educational status of football players who participated in the present study
Summary
Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı, profesyonel futbolcuların takımlarına olan bağlılıklarında. Örgüt, Materyal ve Yöntem: Çalışma grubunu 2015-2016 sezonunda Türkiye Futbol Federasyonunun. Düzenlediği profesyonel futbol liglerde oynayan 641 profesyonel futbolcu basit seçkisiz. Araştırmaya ait veriler; Giray ve Şahin (2012). Tarafından geliştirilen 11 madde ve tek boyuttan oluşan Algılanan Yönetici Desteği Ölçeği (YDÖ). Ve Meyer ve Allen (1997) tarafından geliştirilen ve Wasti (2000) tarafından Türkçe’ye uyarlaması yapılan üç boyut ve 18 maddeden oluşan “Örgütsel Bağlılık Ölçeği” Çalışmada elde edilen veriler SPSS programında yüzde-frekans analizlerinin yanı sıra Mann Withney U testi, Kruskal-Wallis testi ve regreasyon analizleri ile değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Araştırma sonucunda çalışmaya katılan futbolcuların algıladıkları yönetici desteği düzeyleri ile örgütsel bağlılık düzeyleri arasında pozitif yönlü anlamlı ilişki olduğu görülmüştür. Araştırmaya katılan futbolcuların algıladıkları yönetici desteği düzeylerinde, lig kategorisi ve eğitim durumu değişkenlerine göre guruplar arasında anlamlı farklılıklar tespit edilmiştir
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