Document Type : Research Paper
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1 Ph.D. student of Sport Management, Razi University
2 Associate Professor of Sport Management, Razi University
3 Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Razi University
Abstract
Good governance provides mechanisms to monitor performance and achieve goals in organizations. So the purpose of this study was to investigate the state of governance and the effect of social capital on good governance indicators in sports federations. The statistical population consisted all of the senior sports boards in west states. Simple random sampling method and sample size were 224 people. Participants completed good governance (researcher made) and social capital questionnaires. Validity and reliability of the for data analysis, one-sample t-test and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) were used. Measurement model were confirmed. The results of single-sample t-test showed that the level of good governance (2.58 ± 0.81) and social capital (2.64 ± 0.67) in the studied society were lower than average. The Structural equation modeling revealed that social capital effected on aspects good governance including transparency (β=0.85), democracy (β=0.79), check and balances (β=0.92), and solidarity (β=0.75), In. addition, social capital also explains 0.47 good governance variances. The results of this study provided factors affecting on sports governance in order to prioritize actions to improve good governance in sports federations.
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