This study is on investigating the effects of the organizational atmosphere recognized by soccer players on empowerment and team performance, and its purpose is to provide basic data for enhancing the athlete leadership of soccer coaches and team effi...
This study is on investigating the effects of the organizational atmosphere recognized by soccer players on empowerment and team performance, and its purpose is to provide basic data for enhancing the athlete leadership of soccer coaches and team efficiency.
The targets participating in this study were, for men, 309 students from five teams each in middle school, high school and universities that took part in the 2010 national soccer tournament, and for females, 244 students from five teams each in middle school, high school and universities that took part in the 2010 spring Korea Women's Soccer Federation Tournament. Data on a total of 553 persons were empirically analyzed to attain the following results.
First, in the organizational atmosphere according to the gender of soccer players, in the case of leadership features female athletes were found to be significantly higher and for work features, male athletes were found to be significantly higher. In the case of empowerment, male athletes were significantly higher in influence, self-determination and meaning. In team performance, female students showed higher in game performance and game achievements, while in performance achievements and teamwork, it was higher for male athletes.
Second, in organizational atmosphere according to the grade of soccer players, in the case of leadership features, middle & high school athletes were significantly higher as well as for organizational character. In empowerment, high school and college athletes were higher in self-determination, and in meaning, it was significantly higher among college athletes. In terms of team performance, middle & high school students showed higher in team performance and team achievements, and high school athletes also showed significantly higher in teamwork.
Third, in organizational atmosphere according to the experience of soccer players, leadership was found to be significantly high with less than six years of experience, work features at more than six years of experience, and organizational functions at experience of four to six years. In empowerment, it was found to be significantly higher at seven years of experience or more for influence, decision-making and meaning. For team performance, it was found to be significantly higher for experience of six years or less only in game performance.
Fourth, in the relationship between organizational atmosphere and empowerment, the work features of the organizational atmosphere recognized by soccer players were found to have a significant static effect on influence and meaning of empowerment, and the work features and organizational features were found to have a significant static effect on self-decision making.
Fifth, in the relation between organizational atmosphere and team performance, colleague features, leader features and organizational features were found to have a significant static influence in game performance, while colleague features had an effect on game performance. Work features, colleague features and organizational features had a significant static influence on performance, while colleague features, leader features and work features had an effect on teamwork.
Sixth, in the relationship between empowerment and team performance, self decision making had a significant static influence on game achievement, game performance, teamwork and performance, while influence and meaning only had a significant static influence in performance.
Taking into account the above results, the organizational atmosphere perceived by soccer players were confirmed to be factors that played an important effect on player empowerment and team performance. Thus, for effective management of the team, coaches of soccer teams should establish a guidance plan in which the team's organizational atmosphere could be perceived positively.