Abstract

INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ASSERTIVENESS AND DECISION-MAKING POWER OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION MANAGERS, ZANJAN CITY, IRAN

Mozhgan Jazaei, Asghar Mohammadi

Volume: 6 Issue: 3 2016

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between assertiveness and decision-making power of physical education managers, Zanjan city, Iran. The research method was correlation and monitoring. The population of this study was included all managers and specialists in physical education university and education office for Zanjan city (33 individual) that 30 subjects were randomly selected, according to Morgan table. The measuring instrument were assertiveness questionnaire of Ratous 1983 With 7 dimensions of decision making by Scott and Bruce (1995) that Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient were obtained 0.81 and 0.86, respectively. Descriptive statistics were used to classify the raw score and inferential statistics (Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and Spearman correlation were used to test hypothesis). The results showed that there was a significant positive and correlation (p<0.05) between the various aspects of physical education managers with decision-making power for the zanjan city, Iran. Among various aspects of assertiveness, the highest correlation was about the amount of assertiveness with decisions making of managers (r =0.471) and the lowest correlations was to refuse the application by managers decision (r=0.24) among the managers of physical education, Zanjan city, Iran.

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