Document Type : Research Paper
Author
PhD. in Sports Management Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Kermanshah, Iran
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of good governance on organizational health with the mediating role of accountability in the Ministry of Sport and Youth of Iran. The present study is a descriptive-correlational based on structural equation modeling and practical in terms of purpose and is field method in terms of data collection. The statistical population of the study consisted of all employees of the Ministry of Sport and Youth of which the number was 900 and 269 persons were selected randomly according to Morgan table. In order to collect data, standard questionnaires of organizational health of Singh & Jha (2018), Good Governance of Moghimi and Ramazan (2011) and Olfti (2019) Organizational Accountability were used. Structural equation modeling of variance-based approach was used to analyze the data. The results showed that the research model has a good fit and good governance and accountability have a positive and significant effect on organizational health. Good governance also has a positive and significant effect on accountability. In addition, it was found that governance has a positive and significant effect on organizational health with mediating role of accountability. According to the results of the research, managers of the Ministry of Sport and Youth of Iran can improve organizational health in the Ministry of Sport and Youth of Iran by increasing good governance and organizational accountability.
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