Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD student, Sports Management, Islamic Azad University, Hamadan Branch, Hamadan, Iran

2 Associate Professor department of physical Education. Malayer Branch Islamic Azad University, Malayer, Iran

3 Assistant Professor of Sports Management, Hamadan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamadan, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze the key drivers of developing the professional competencies of managers in order to improve the performance of the staff of the Ministry of Sports and Youth using futures research. The type of research is applied and analytical-exploratory in nature. A group of 20 selected professors familiar with the professional competencies of managers and staff performance and some current and former selected managers of the Ministry of Sports and Youth were selected by standard sampling for qualitative interviews on the subject of research. Then 15 people from the statistical community of the previous section announced their readiness to perform cross-sectional analysis. To analyze the data, a combination of panel experts and Mikomak cross-effects were used. Findings showed that the drivers of the development of professional skills of managers to improve the performance of the staff of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, in order of effectiveness, are: communication, personality traits, professional ethics, programmatic, Learning, organizational culture, flexibility, job and organizational commitment, organizational structure, management style, creativity, organizational citizenship behavior and leadership style. Managers of the Ministry of Sports and Youth are advised to use key drivers to develop and improve their professional competencies to improve the performance of their staff.

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