Research Article

ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT DEPARTMENTS

Volume: 7 Number: 2 April 4, 2002
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ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT DEPARTMENTS

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the organizational culture of physical education and sport departments in Turkey. To reach this purpose and make some advices, academic personnels which work in physical education and sport departments, decisions about their institutions organizational culture was taken by using cultural values.

This study was consisted of all physical education and sport departments and their academic personnels in Turkey (total 49 institutions). 14 out of 49 institutions and their academic personnels were selected as a sample by using random selection method. Total 354 academic personnels were participated in this study. A questionnaire which was 2 sections and 33 sentences was applied to all participators. 255 of them (72.033 %) answered the questionnaire and 242 out of 255 (68.361%) were evaluated.

SPSS 9.0 pocket computer program was used for statistical analysis by following these steps: for determining

the personality informations frequency (f) and percentage (%), importance of cultural values mean and standart

deviation, significant difference between variables one way variance analysis (ANOVA) and variable which was

created the difference if there was a significant difference Scheffe Tests were used.

As a result of this study: academic personnels accepted the cultural values not much important, so that these institutions don’t have strong organizational culture, academic personnels accepted that innovation is a too important value, physical education and sport departments which have a meaningful history (≤11 years) indicated that some positive difference than other institutions (≥5 years and 6-10 years), academic personnels which work in same institution for a long time (≤11 years) were indicated positive significant difference than more less time worker (≥5 years and 6-10 years), academic personnels which have higher status were indicated that positive significant difference about accepting the cultural values than the lower status ones.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports Medicine

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Zafer Çimen
GAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye

Güner Ekenci
GAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye

Publication Date

April 4, 2002

Submission Date

January 4, 2002

Acceptance Date

March 4, 2002

Published in Issue

Year 2002 Volume: 7 Number: 2

APA
Çimen, Z., & Ekenci, G. (2002). ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT DEPARTMENTS. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, 7(2), 41-56. https://izlik.org/JA46EJ92FA
AMA
1.Çimen Z, Ekenci G. ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT DEPARTMENTS. Gazi JPESS. 2002;7(2):41-56. https://izlik.org/JA46EJ92FA
Chicago
Çimen, Zafer, and Güner Ekenci. 2002. “ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT DEPARTMENTS”. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences 7 (2): 41-56. https://izlik.org/JA46EJ92FA.
EndNote
Çimen Z, Ekenci G (April 1, 2002) ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT DEPARTMENTS. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences 7 2 41–56.
IEEE
[1]Z. Çimen and G. Ekenci, “ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT DEPARTMENTS”, Gazi JPESS, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 41–56, Apr. 2002, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA46EJ92FA
ISNAD
Çimen, Zafer - Ekenci, Güner. “ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT DEPARTMENTS”. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences 7/2 (April 1, 2002): 41-56. https://izlik.org/JA46EJ92FA.
JAMA
1.Çimen Z, Ekenci G. ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT DEPARTMENTS. Gazi JPESS. 2002;7:41–56.
MLA
Çimen, Zafer, and Güner Ekenci. “ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT DEPARTMENTS”. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, vol. 7, no. 2, Apr. 2002, pp. 41-56, https://izlik.org/JA46EJ92FA.
Vancouver
1.Zafer Çimen, Güner Ekenci. ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT DEPARTMENTS. Gazi JPESS [Internet]. 2002 Apr. 1;7(2):41-56. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA46EJ92FA

Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sports Sciences is a scientific and peer-reviewed journal published quarterly.