Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between technological capabilities, individual impact, market agility and organizational impact in employed and self-employed personal trainers hired by fitness centers. The study was performed with 259 personal trainers. Exploratory Factor Analysis, Confirmatory Factor Analysis and a Structural Equation Model were used. The results showed, for the employees, positive relationships between all variables, except for the relationship between individual impact and organizational impact. In contrast, for self-employed personal trainers, only the relationships of technological capabilities with market agility and individual impact, and between the latter and organizational impact, were positive. While the individual variables of the employees show positive relationships with the organizational variables analyzed, this impact could not be determined in the performance of the self-employed. These results are discussed in relation to the previous literature, and possible causes for the differences found between employees and self-employed personal trainers are pointed out. This study’s findings indicate that the promotion and consolidation of personal trainers’ technological capabilities (TCs), whether they are self-employed or employees, will be key for the fitness centers where they work, by directly influencing the individual impact of the trainers on them and in the organizational performance.
Highlights
Technology is one of the most outstanding advances of the 21st century
That is why this study aims to know the relationships between technological capabilities (TCs) and individual impact, organizational impact and market agility in personal trainers hired by fitness centers both in self-employee and employee form
The TCs of personal trainers who are employees positively influence the organizational impact of fitness centers
Summary
Technology is one of the most outstanding advances of the 21st century. all sectors are aware of its importance and the need to incorporate software that helps to make organizations more efficient, and to improve people’s use of these technologies. As an example, according to Statista [4], health and fitness apps represent 5.18% of the total market, being used daily by 35% and several times a week by 40% of people [4] This situation indicates that the proliferation of fitness apps has increased to improve health, to promote physical activity in indoor/outdoor sports facilities and even to correct poor eating or behavioral habits [5]. This technology must be used correctly by prescribers and managers of physical activity in order to be utilized efficiently by consumers and service providers. The data provided by the European project “Digi-Sporting, a new step towards digital transformation through sports science”, show that professionals in the sports sector must develop digital skills for a better use of technologies in the sports sector [6] and must develop and improve their technological capabilities (TCs)
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