General Directorate Of Sport Research Articles

Effect of Management Styles of Informal Communication Channels at General Directorate of Sports and Independent Sports Federations

Bu araştırmanın amacı, Spor Genel Müdürlüğü ve Bağımsız Spor Federasyonlarında görev yapan yöneticilerin yönetim tarzları ile bu kurumlarda ortaya çıkan informal iletişim kanalları arasındaki ilişkiyi betimlemektir. Araştırmada, mevcut durumu ortaya çıkartmayı amaçlayan betimsel taramaya ve ilişkisel taramaya yönelik bir yöntem kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın evreni, Spor Genel Müdürlüğü ve Bağımsız Spor Federasyonlarında 2016 yılında görev yapan personelleri kapsamaktadır. Araştırmanın örneklemini ise uygun örneklem yöntemiyle belirlenen 2016 yılında Spor Genel Müdürlüğü ve Bağımsız Spor Federasyonlarında görev yapan toplam 255 personel oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama araçları olarak, demografik değişkenlerle birlikte yönetim tarzları ve informal iletişim kanallarına ait ölçeklerden oluşan bir anket kullanılmıştır. İnformal iletişim kanalları ve yönetim tarzları ölçeklerinin alt boyutları arasındaki ilişkiyi tespit etmek için korelasyon analizi ve regresyon analizleri yapılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, yöneticilerin yönetim tarzlarının informal iletişim kanallarını etkilediği ortaya çıkmış ve Spor Genel Müdürlüğünde, üst kademe yöneticilerin daha çok paternalist yönetim tarzını uyguladıkları, çalışanların ise informal iletişim kanallarından öncelikle kurum içi sohbetlere katıldıkları görülmüştür. Ayrıca Bağımsız Spor Federasyonlarında üst kademe yöneticilerin daha çok demokratik yönetim tarzını uyguladıkları, çalışanların ise informal iletişim kanallarından öncelikle kurum içi sohbetlere katıldıkları görülmüştür.

Factor analysis of educational evaluation indicators of Iranian sports coaches

The objective of this study was factor analysis of educational evaluation indicators of sports coaches in Hamadan province. The statistical population of the study was all sports coaches in all sports branches in Hamadan province in the years (2019-2018). The statistical population of this study included all sports coaches in Hamadan province according to the latest information provided by the Statistics Center of the General Directorate of Sports and Youth in 2018, it included 4,000 people. The sampling method was stratified random; the number of samples was 351 based on Morgan table. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire that interviewed 30 experienced sports coaches and using Delphi technique and after agreeing on the materials, the results of the study were extracted and classified. Its nominal and content validity were reviewed and confirmed by a group of experts. The reliability of the instrument was calculated by Cronbach's alpha method of 0.85. Data were analyzed using heuristic rotation heuristic analysis, repeated measures analysis of variance and Bonferroni post hoc test at a significance level of P <0.050. Based on the results of factor analysis, out of 75 items of performance evaluation, 17 items were removed and 58 items were included in 6 factors. Social factors (5 items), professional (8 items), personality (8 items), managerial (14 items), scientific (14 items), emotional skills (9 items) in order of prioritizing the scientific factor in the first place, management in Second place, personality in third place, professional in fourth place, emotional in fifth place and social in sixth place. It is concluded that; Sports coaches in Hamadan province in all sports need scientific and managerial training according to the training of personality traits and these three priorities are considered by the trainers for training, respectively.

Organizational Silence: A Study on Employees of General Directorate of Sports Headquarter

Purpose – Organizational silence is described as employees’ remaining silent for various reasons in the institutions that they work. Organizational silence is one of the situations that affect the labour productivity in connection with employee productivity. The aim of this study is to specify the organizational silence perceptions of the employees in the General Directorate of Sports. Design/methodology/approach – The survey was carried out among a total number of 402 people, 162 of which are women and 240 being men, who work in the General Directorate of Sports. The demographic features and organizational silence status of the employees were ascertained. The data obtained were analysed in the SPSS 22.0 for Windows statistics package software. Findings – According to the findings of the survey, it was observed that, among sex, marital status and the tenure of office and the silence levels for the benefit of the organization, there are statistically significant differences among the silence accepted with title, silence for the benefit of the organization, and general organizational silence levels. Discussion – In the results of the study, it was concluded that the organizational silence levels of the employees in the Department of Sports Services vary depending on personal factors.

The Relationship Between Management Style Perceptions and Motivation Levels of the Employees Working in Provincial Organizations of the General Directorate of Sports

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between management style perceptions and motivation levels of the employees working in provincial organizations of the General Directorate of Sports. The population of the study included the employees carrying on their duties in Provincial Organizations of The General Directorate of Sports, and the sample included totally 407 employees with 112 females and 295 males working in fourteen provinces selected from seven geographical regions of Turkey with a population density representing Turkey. “Management Style Scale” and “Motivation Scale” were used in the study. The “Management Style Scale” (MSS) developed by the researcher included the components and subscales as “authoritarian management style”, “protective management style”, “supportive management style”, “collaborative management style”, “laissez-faire management style”, and “intrinsic” and “extrinsic” motivation styles developed by Mottaz (1985). T-Test and One-Way Variance Analysis (ANOVA) were used for the analysis of the obtained data. As result, a significant and positive relationship was found between intrinsic motivation and management style sub-dimensions. In addition, a significant and positive relationship was also determined between the dimensions of extrinsic motivation and authoritarian management style and laissez-faire management style.

Investigation of concerns of athlete students in athlete training centers for the future

In Athlete Training Centers, the General Directorate of Sports is responsible for not only sports education of the students at different ages between the 5 th and 12 th grades but also for their formal education. It is important to identify and monitor potential concerns of all these athlete students, who are at a stage of shaping their future life and planning their professional career, for the future regardless of whether they are successful in sports or not, and to guide them in their career planning. The aim of the present study is to determine concerns of athlete students in athlete training centers (ATCs) for the future and reveal their thoughts about career planning. The universe of the study was 668 high school athlete students in ATCs. “Personal Information Form” and “Career Planning Questionnaire” developed by the authors, and “Beck Hopelessness Scale”, which was developed by Beck et al. and validity and reliability of which in our country was demonstrated by Seber et al. (1993) were used for collecting the study data. SPSS 22.0 software was used for calculations of the data and Chi-square test was employed to find the frequency and percentage distributions as well as the relationships between the questions. The study demonstrates that hope levels of athlete students for the future are high, guidance and counseling services provided at ATCs are guiding them in planning their future, but most of these athlete students are uncertain about what to do after they leave ATCs.

Assessment of the last 10 years' income statements of the general directorate of sports by the method of rate analysis

Assessment of the last 10 years' income statements of the general directorate of sports by the method of rate analysis

Job Satisfaction Level Of Government Employees: The General Directorate Of Sport And Sports Federations Sample

The purpose of this study is to determine the job satisfaction levels of employees of sports federation and general directorate of sport, and to analyze according to some variables. “Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire” was used to determine the job satisfaction levels of employees. Since the data didn’t fulfill the parametric assumptions, nonparametric Kruskall-Wallis and Man-Whitney U tests were used on the analysis according to job satisfaction levels. According to results of analysis, 98.8% of employees’ job satisfaction levels are medium and high. It was revealed that there is a statistically significant difference between employees’ general job satisfaction, internal and external sub-dimension points according to age groups, marital status, situation of selecting their jobs willingly and educational level. As a result; it was seen in terms of general job satisfaction and internal satisfaction that internal satisfaction levels of employees who are 40 or more in comparison with employees who are between 22-40 age groups, internal satisfaction levels of employees whose marital status are married in comparison with employees whose marital status are single, general satisfaction and internal satisfaction levels of employees who selected their job willingly and general, internal and external satisfaction levels of employees whose education levels are associate degree in comparison with employees whose education levels are bachelor’s degree and postgraduate are higher.

Sport policy in Turkey

This paper reviews former and current sport policies in Turkey, focusing specifically on the historical development of sport administrative bodies in Turkey, national government’s administrative system for implementing sport policy, and the intersection of sport policy with relevant government policies. Secondary resources and personal communications with current and former high-ranking Turkish sports administrators formed the bases for the paper. Sport in Turkey is managed, administered and financed mostly by the central government. The General Directorate of Sports is the governmental institution that manages, administers and finances sport under the control of the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Sport policy in Turkey is characterized as emerging rather than established. Implications of Turkey’s recent bids to host the Olympic Games and social–political changes on sport policy are discussed.

An investigation of causes of conflict men and women officers working at the General Directorate of Sports

The aim of this study was to determine the causes of conflict male and female civil servants working in the General Directorate of Sports (GDS). In this study, between the ages of 20 to 55 different positions in different departments and employees participated in 44 male 33 female officers. 1-20 years of work of the officers, and 42 participants were married, 33 were single. In the study, Conflict Assessment Questionnaire consisting of 18 questions was used. In addition to age, gender, marital status and year of work were asked demographic information. The information obtained in the tables was arranged. Moreover chi-square test in 0.05 level was applied in order to understand whether there was a difference between answers. As a result of statistical comparisons, the answers given to the participants age, marital status, gender, and year of work according to the level of significance of the differences observed (p<0,05). As a result, the working parts of the participants is unable to communicate due to the reason of the conflict, the top authorities to take into account wishes of the staff and subordinates for keeping under constant control of the working environment was originated.