Journal of Advances in Para-Sport Science
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The Relationship Transformational Leadership Style with Organizational Culture and Organizational Commitment in Staffs of the Youth and Sports Ministry of Iran

Authors

Nasrin Azizian Kohan 1
Iman Bakhshodehnia 2
najaf aghaei 3
Mehrdad Moharramzadeh 4

1 Associate Professor of Sports Management, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran

2 Ph.D. student of Sports Management, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran/Researcher of the Department of Physical Education of Imam Hossein University

3 Associate Professor of Sports Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

4 Professor of Sports Management, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardebili University, Ardebil, Iran

Abstract
The aim of this research was to determine the relationship among transformational leadership style with organizational culture and organizational commitment. The population consists of 745 the employees of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Iran. The sample size of 256 staffs was determined using stratified random sampling. In order to collect the needed data, three Transformational Leadership, Organizational Culture and Organizational Commitment Questionnaires were used. The validity of these questionnaires was confirmed by foreign and domestic researches. Cronbach's alpha reliability test of transformational leadership, organizational culture and organizational commitment were respectively 0.97, 0.97, and 0.92. In addition, data were analyzed using statistical tests such as descriptive statistics, Kolmogorov Smirnoff, Pearson correlation coefficients using SPSS Software. The findings of this study showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between transformational leadership and organizational culture (p≤0.01, r= 0.80). Besides, there was a positive and significant relationship between transformational leadership and organizational commitment (p≤0.01, r= 0.46), too. Likewise, there was a positive and significant relationship between organizational culture and organizational commitment (p≤0.01, r= 0.57). However, organizational culture is stronger predictor than transformational leadership for organizational commitment. Finally, in accordance with the responses of staffs of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, it can be said that if leaders create an organizational culture in which creativity and satisfaction were high as well as to taking advantage the organizational rewards and job good conditions, employees would be able to stimulate higher levels of organizational commitment.

Keywords

Transformational Leadership
Organizational Culture
Organizational Commitment
and the Ministry of Sports and Youth
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Journal of Advances in Para-Sport Science
Volume 3, Issue 1
February 2023
Pages 359-372