The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of badminton club leader's servant leadership and transformational leadership on the continuation of the participation, to prevent badminton club members from leaving the club, and to encourage...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of badminton club leader's servant leadership and transformational leadership on the continuation of the participation, to prevent badminton club members from leaving the club, and to encourage the continued participation of the members of the club.
This study surveyed about 400 club members registered in Badminton Association of Jeollabuk-do in 2017. Nonprobability sampling was implemented using convenience sampling method, and collection of data was implemented by using the structured questionnaire and the self-administration method, and the questionnaires were distributed and collected from December 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017. The independent variables were the servant leadership, consisted of the subfactors of vision, emotional healing, community formation, support for growth, and stewardship; and the transformational leadership, consisted of the subfactors of charismatic, individual care, and intellectual stimulation. The dependent variable was the participation continuation factor, consisted of of the subfactors of tendency factor, possibility factor, and reinforcement factor. Respondents answered to each question using a five point Likert scale. Validity analysis, reliability analysis, frequency analysis, statistical significance test (t-test, F-test), and regression analysis were performed using SPSS 23.0.
As a result of the study, the following conclusions were drawn:
First, as a result of multiple regression analysis on the influence of servant leadership on the continuation of participation, it was found that the subfactors of servant leadership - vision presentation, emotional healing, and support for growth, positively influenced individual factors, while the spirit of community formation and stewardship had no influence. The subfactor of servant leadership - vision presentation, emotional healing, community formation and stewardship, positively influenced individual factors, while support for growth had no influence. All subfactors of servant leadership - vision presentation, emotional healing, community formation, support for growth, stewardship, positively influenced the subfactors of the continuation of participation - tendency factor and reinforcement factor.
Second, as a result of multiple regression analysis on the effect of transformational leadership on the continuation of participation, subfactors of transformational leadership - individual care and intellectual stimulation positively influenced the subfactors of continuation of participation - individual factors, while Charisma had little effect, and lower-level factor of transformational leadership - charismatic and intellectual stimulation, positively influenced the subfactor of participation continuation - possibility factor, while individual care had no effect, and the lower-level factor of transformational leadership - individual care, positively influenced subfactors of tendency and intensification factors, and charismatic and intellectual stimulation had no effect.
In conclusion, leadership of the leader should perform a comprehensive role as a team volunteer, a role divider, a team conflict resolver, and a person in charge who can provide problem solving methods. Leader's leadership behavior type not only determines club’s atmosphere and affects the relations between the club members, but also becomes an important factor that promotes the continuation of participation, satisfaction, and the competitiveness of the games. If leadership is demonstrated by being a leader who can communicate and share, rather than merely a result-oriented leader, it will be able to induce the continuation of participation of the members.
Today, the social value of sporting activities is increasing, and as a result of social needs, the number of badminton clubs as part of leisure time activity has surged. As the number of clubs grows, it became possible for club members to move to another club of preference. On the operational perspective, if the club does not have a continuous participation of the members, it could lead to the dissolution of the organization. This study on servant leadership and transformational leadership as a way to encourage the participation of the club members, shows the significance of leadership types of badminton club leaders. From this perspective, if badminton club leaders demonstrate leadership behavior according to the current situation and trends, they will have a positive impact on the maintenance of clubs by encouraging the continued participation of the club members.