The Effect of Job Enrichment on Employees’ Organizational Well-Being in Selected Martial Arts Federations: The Mediating Role of Resilience
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Organizational well-being, resilience, selected martial arts federations, job enrichmentAbstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of job enrichment on employees’ organizational well-being in selected martial arts federations, with the mediating role of resilience. The present research employed a descriptive–correlational design, and data were collected through field methods using questionnaires. The statistical population included all employees of the martial arts, judo, wushu, karate, and taekwondo federations, totaling 337 individuals, from whom 175 participants were selected as the statistical sample using proportional stratified random sampling. Data collection instruments included the Job Enrichment Questionnaire by Hackman and Oldham (1980), the Organizational Well-Being Questionnaire by Amraollahi and Danaei (2013), and the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale. Data analysis was conducted using correlation coefficients, multiple regression analysis, and structural equation modeling. All statistical analyses were performed using PLS and SPSS software. The results indicated that job enrichment has a significant effect on organizational well-being and resilience among employees of the selected martial arts federations, explaining 47.33% of the variance in organizational well-being and 19% of the variance in resilience. In addition, resilience was found to have a significant effect on organizational well-being, accounting for 10.04% of its variance. Furthermore, the results of the Sobel test demonstrated that resilience plays a mediating role in the relationship between job enrichment and organizational well-being among employees of the selected martial arts federations. Accordingly, it is suggested that strengthening employees’ resilience can substantially enhance the effect of job enrichment on organizational well-being in martial arts sport federations. Therefore, managers of these federations are recommended to implement appropriate planning—particularly in the areas of training and resilience development—to facilitate employee growth and improve working conditions.
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