The primary purpose of this investigation was to determine the relationship between the degree of use of upward influence strategies and job satisfaction of sports management personnel of the General Presidency of Youth Welfare (GPYW) in Saudi Arabia. In additon, the study investigated the differences between first-line sports managers of the GPYW and their subordinates in their use of these strategies and job satisfaction, as well as the differences between sports management personnel in the headquarters of the GPYW and those in its branches in the degree of use of upward influence strategies and their job satisfaction. / The data were obtained from 186 sports management personnel who were employed in the headquarters of the GPYW and its branches. / Five instruments were used in the investigation: the Personal Data Sheet, the Evaluation of Superior, the Goals of Influence, the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ)-Short Form, and the Kipnis-Schmidt Profiles of Organizational Influence Strategies (POIS)-Form M. The Pearson product moment correlation was used to test the first hypothesis, the partial correlation coefficient was used to test the second and third hypotheses, and the Student t-test was used to test the fourth and fifth hypotheses. The.05 alpha level was used as the criterion for rejection of the hypotheses. / The following conclusions were drawn: (a) when the degree of use of Assertiveness, Bargaining, Coalition, and Friendliness increased, the job satisfaction of the influence agent decreased; and (b) the personal goals, the organizational goals, and the evaluation of superiors have a significant effect on the relationship between the degree of use of the Reason strategy and job satisfaction. / The following recommendations are made: (a) similar studies should be conducted to determine the relationship betweeen successful and unsuccessful attempts to use upward influence strategies and job facet satisfaction among sports management personnel; and (b) it is recommended that additional research be conducted utilizing such variables as participative decison making with degree of use of upward influence strategies and level of job satisfaction. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 48-07, Section: A, page: 1826. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1987.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76105 |
| Contributors | ALBABTAIN, ABDULKADER A., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 155 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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