Creativity and Empowerment in Sports Environments: Examining the Role of Competence in Sport

Document Type : Original Research

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1 Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between creativity and employee empowerment in the General Directorate of Sports and Youth of Qom Province. The statistical population of the study included 82 employees of this department who were selected by the total number method. To collect data, the standard creativity questionnaires of Randsip (1979) and Empowerment of Spritzer (1995) were used. The validity of these tools was confirmed by experts and their reliability was confirmed by citing previous studies. The creativity questionnaire consisted of 50 questions and the empowerment questionnaire consisted of 12 questions with four components: meaningfulness, competence, right to choose, and effectiveness. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics of Pearson correlation test at the (0.05) level. The results showed that there is a positive and significant correlation between creativity and employee empowerment (r: 0.24, p: 0.05). Also, a positive and significant correlation was observed between creativity and employee competence (r: 0.23, p: 0.05). Instead, no significant correlation was observed between creativity and the meaningful components (r: 0.21, p: 0.09), right to choose (r: 0.21, p: 0.08), and effectiveness (r: 0.14, p: 0.24). The research findings indicate that strengthening the empowerment and competence of employees can lead to increased creativity and improved performance in work environments. These results emphasize the need for managers to pay attention to human resource development and creating a suitable environment for creativity in sports organizations.

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Functional Research in Sport Psychology
Volume 2, Issue 1
March 2025
Pages 47-57

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  • Receive Date: 14 February 2025
  • Revise Date: 02 March 2026
  • Accept Date: 24 March 2025
  • Publish Date: 30 March 2025

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