The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the Oman Football Association (OFA) in selected dimensions, namely, complexity, formalization, centralization, activities to ensure resources, work flow activities, and control activities, identification activities, and homeostatic activities. The study used a document analysis to gather qualitative data, and a survey to collect constituent perceptions on these dimensions. Four constituent groups were identified: administrators, official referees, national team athletes, and coaches. Their perceptions were assessed by a nine point scale ranging from $-$4 to +4. Fifty-eight participants responded to a survey questionnaire. A Kruskal Wallis non parametric test was carried out to test differences between constituent's perceptions in the five dimensions. From the overall perceptions all dimensions were perceived to be contributing to organizational effectiveness. The only significant difference was found between administrators, and referees and coaches in the control dimension. This finding supported the statement problem examined in the current study, and indicated that there is need for a valid evaluation process for programs and personnel within the organization. The constituent's comments to the open-ended questions revealed some important issues, the employee involvement in decision making, the recruitment of professional administrators, and the influence of the General Organization of Sport and Youth activities (GOSYA) in OFA's activities.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uottawa.ca/oai:ruor.uottawa.ca:10393/4291 |
| Date | January 1998 |
| Creators | Al-Tauqi, Mansour Sultan. |
| Contributors | Booth, Bernard, |
| Publisher | University of Ottawa (Canada) |
| Source Sets | Université d’Ottawa |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 113 p. |
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