Dr Vajholah Ghorbani Zadeh, Mr Hosein Alizadeh, Mr Sajad Khani, Mr Ali Mohamadi,
Volume 5, Issue 10 (12-2015)
Abstract
The present study has examined the effect of psychological capital on organizational citizenship behavior. This is a case study with cross-sectional design and questionnaire as research method. Statistical population was the formal and contract staff of the Ministry of Youth and Sport (N=210 Employees). The data related to psychological capital and organizational citizenship behavior variables are gathered via Luthans et al. (2007) and Podsakoff et al. (1994) standard questionnaires. The reliability of the standard questionnaire was measured by CR and AVE tests and the validity of that was measured by confirmatory factor analysis via Smart PLS Software. The questionnaire distributed among 160 employees that those selected randomly. Data analyzing was performed by Smart PLS and XLSTAT via structural equations method (SEM). The results show that psychological capital has a positive and meaningful impact on organizational citizenship behavior. We also showed that the most impact of dimensions of psychological capital on organizational citizenship behavior (R2:0.35) is made by altruism dimension.
Ms Zahra Nikpour, Dr Habib Mohammad Por, Dr Hamid Janani, Dr Jafar Barghi Moghadam,
Volume 100, Issue 100 (10-2020)
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of ethical values on social entrepreneurship, the mediating role of capital, psychological capital and benevolent marketing. The present study was applied in terms of purpose and quantitative and structural equation modeling research. The statistical population of the present study was all customers of sports clubs in West Azerbaijan province. The sample size was estimated using 360 Morgan sampling table. The research instruments were five questionnaires: personal information, social entrepreneurship, ethical values, psychological capital and benevolent marketing. The face and content validity of the research tool was confirmed by a group of expert professors. SPSS and Smart PLS software were used to analyze the data. The results showed that moral values have a significant effect on benevolent marketing, psychological capital and social entrepreneurship. Benevolent marketing has a significant effect on social entrepreneurship. Psychological capital also has a significant effect on social entrepreneurship. It was found that ethical values have a significant effect on social entrepreneurship through benevolent marketing. Finally, the results showed that ethical values have a significant effect on social entrepreneurship through psychological capital. Given that one of the most important factors that can improve social entrepreneurship in sports clubs is the creation of special working groups to establish effective communication between donors to use common potentials.
