The Relationship Between Strategic Management, Organizational Structure, and Good Governance in Sport in Selected Ethiopian Olympic Sports Federations

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of strategic management on good governance in sport via the mediation of organizational structure in selected Ethiopian Olympic sports federations. We employed the cross-sectional survey design to collect data through a structured questionnaire from 265 respondents randomly selected from six sports federations and analyzed the data using descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling using SPSS AMOS 23.0. The results indicate that (1) strategic management and organizational structure have positive and significant direct effects on good governance in sport, and (2) organizational structure also significantly mediates the influence of strategic management on good governance in sport. Hence, the findings of this study signify the need for a fit between strategy and structure to enhance the implementation of good governance in sport.

Keywords:

• Ethiopian olympic sports federations
• good governance
• mediation
• organizational structure
• strategic management

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to all who contributed a lot during the data collection process. A deep gratitude also goes to the participants of the survey from all six selected Olympic sport federations.

Disclosure Statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Figure 1. The hypothesized model of the study.

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Notes on contributors

Mengistu Galcho Garmamo

Mengistu Galcho Garmamo is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the department of Sport Science at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. His research interests include sport governance, quality physical education, and coaching (talent management). His work has appeared in such journals as International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Sports, Journal of New Studies in Sport Management, and Cogent Social Sciences, among others.

Tesfaye Asgedom Haddera

Tesfay Asgedom Haddera (Ph.D., Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia) is an associate professor of sports science in the department of Sport Science at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. His research interests include sport psychology, sport governance, and organizational performance. His work has appeared in such journals as CLEAR International Journal of Research in Management, Sciences & Technology, Research in Sport Education and Sciences, Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Sports, and Cogent Social Sciences, among others.

Zeru Bekele Tola

Zeru Bekele Tola (Ph.D., Kwazulu-Natal University, South Africa) is an assistant professor of sports science (Exercise Physiology) in the department of Sport Science at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. His research interests are sport performance enhancement and management, sports training, and physical fitness and wellness management, sport governance. His work has appeared in such journals as journal of New Studies in Sport Management and Cogent Social Sciences, among others.

Matiwos Ensermu Jaleta

Matiwos Ensermu Jaleta (Ph.D., Andhra University, India) is an associate professor of management studies in School of Commerce at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. His areas of interest are supply chain management, organizational innovation, and organizational performance. His work has appeared in such journals as International Journal of Science and Research, Ethiopia: Ethiopian Journal of Business and Economics, Journal of Supply Chain Management Systems, International Journal of Business Analytics and Intelligence, and Cogent Social Science, among others.