Decision-Making Styles and Career Commitment: A Research on Sports Manager Candidates

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Halil Uysal
Arif Özsarı

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Background. Nowadays, it is observed that with the increase in the number and quality of sporting events, the need for sports managers also increases. In this context, it can be stated that it is important to examine the decision-making styles and career commitment processes of sports managers, which are needed in sports management.


Aim. This research aims to examine the relationship between sports manager candidates’ decision-making styles and career commitment.


Method. The study group of the research consists of a total of 165 sports manager candidates, 81 women and 84 men, who are continuing their undergraduate education. Decision-making styles and career commitment scales were used to collect research data. The research included correlation and multiple regression analyses as well as descriptive statistics.


Findings. According to the correlation analysis findings of the research, while there was a positive and medium-level (r= .329) relationship between rational decision-making style and career commitment, a negative and low-level (r= -.174) correlation was found between avoidance decision-making style and career commitment. According to the findings of multiple regression analysis, it was determined that the rational decision-making style had a positive effect on career commitment (β = .368), while the avoidance decision-making style had a negative effect (β = -.292).


Conclusion. As a result, if sports manager candidates use a rational decision-making style, their career commitment may be positively affected, whereas if they use an avoidance decision-making style, their career commitment may be negatively affected.

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Uysal, H., & Özsarı, A. (2024). Decision-Making Styles and Career Commitment: A Research on Sports Manager Candidates . Journal of Management Archive, 1(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.70877/joma.3
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