The mediating role of organizational structure in the relationship between organizational culture and good sport governance in selected Ethiopian Olympic sports federations

Figures & data

Figure 1. Conceptual framework of the study.

Source: Survey data (2022).

Table 1. Descriptives, reliability and validity measures of the study constructs.

NO	Indicators		constructs	λ	Mean (SD)	Α	AVE	DV	CR	Correlations
										1	2	3
1	HierarCu	<---	OC	.53***
	MarketCu	<---	OC	.71***
	AdhocraCu	<---	OC	.94***
	ClanCu	<---	OC	.68***	2.53(.48)	0.77	0.53	0.73	0.81	1
2	Formal	<---	OS	.95***
	Special	<---	OS	.71***	3.31(.67)	0.87	0.70	0.83	0.82	.44	1
3	Trapc	<---	GSG	.43***
	Democ	<---	GSG	.78***
	CheBala	<---	GSG	.53***
	Soli	<---	GSG	.71***	2.40(.38)	0.70	0.40	0.62	0.71	.35	.59	1

Note. ***: Factor loading is significant at p < 0.001.

λ: factor loading, α: Cronbach’s alpha, SD: Standard Deviation; AVE: Average variance Extracted, DV: Discriminant Validity, CR: Composite Reliability, OC: Organizational culture; OS: Organizational structure,; GSG: Good Sport Governance; Special: Specialization, Formal: Formalization, HierarCu: Hierarchical Culture; MarketCu: Market Culture; AdhocraCu: Adhocracy Culture; ClanCu: Clan Culture; Soli: Solidarity, CheBala: Checks and Balances, Democ: Democratic processes, Trapc: Transparency and public communication.

Source: Survey data (2022).

Table 2. Direct path analysis summary.

Endogenous variables		Exogenous variables	B	C.R	Decision
OS	<---	OC	.786***	5.45	Hypothesis supported
GSG	<---	OS	.20***	4.30	Hypothesis supported
GSG	<---	OC	.072(ns)	1.33	Hypothesis not supported

Note. B: unstandardized coefficient; ***: the regression weight is at the 0.001 level (two-tailed); ns: not significant; OC: Organizational culture; OS: Organizational structure; GSG: Good Sport Governance.

Table 3. Mediation analysis summary.

Mediated Relation ship	Total Effect	Direct effect	Indirect effect	Confidence interval(Bias-corrected Bootstrap)		Decision
				LB	UB
OC→OS→GSG	.23***	.072(ns)	.16**	.072	.297	Mediation is supported

Note. *** the effect is significant at the 0.001 level (two-tailed); ** the effect is significant at the 0.01 level, ns: not significant, LB: Lower bound, UB: Upper Bound; OC: Organizational culture; OS: Organizational structure; GSG: Good Sport Governance.

Data availability statement

The authors confirm that the materials supporting the findings of this study are available within the supplementary materials, and the data can be available upon reasonable request.