Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 M. A. in Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Razi University
2 Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences. Razi University
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between servant leadership style on improving occupational performance with emphasis on the mediating role of staff empowerment among sports and youth departments in Kermanshah province. The statistical population of the research was all employees of sport and youth departments in Kermanshah province (228 People) that according to Morgan table, 140 people were randomly selected as statistical sample. The instruments were three questionnaires including Peterson servant leadership (2003), spreader empowerment (1992), and Paterson’s Job Performance (1992). To analyze the data, SPSS23 and SMART PLS 3. 2. 7 software were used. The findings showed that the servant leadership has significant effect on improving staff occupational performance directly and indirectly through mediating role of staff empowerment. Therefore, it is recommended to managers to empower their staff using the features of servant leadership such as service, kindness, trust and humility in order to improve their performance.
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