Title:
EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS OF ACTIVE FOOTBALL TRAINERS AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEPENDENCE LEVEL (KAYSER? PROVINCE SAMPLE)

Authors:
Aydin PEKEL, Baris KARAOGLU, Osman PEPE

Abstract:
This study was done for the examination of the relationship between leadership styles and organizational dependences of the trainers who work in amateur football teams in Kayseri. Population of the consisted of 125 active football trainers and the sample is consisted of 104 volunteer trainers that were chosen with random method. In the research as data collecting tools the leadership style scale, Organization Dependence Scale and the Personal Information Form were used. Statistical analyses of datum that was acquired from Personal Information Form, Leadership Style Scale and Organizational Dependence Scale were done through IBMM SPSS22.0 package program. Personal information and inventory total points belong to candidates were given with the determination of frequency (f) and percentage (%) values. For putting forward the relationship between scales the Spearman Momentums Multiplications Correlation analysis (r) were applied. Consequently; It was determined that Trainers that work in the amateur football teams in Kayseri have middle level democratic leader styles and in their organizational dependence levels is also at the middle level, there was a positive meaningful relationship found in their leadership styles and organizational dependences. In this situation, it is thought that when the footballers and managers' leadership preferences and trainers' leadership levels are observed at a suitable level then there will be more successful (club) performance and higher organizational dependence level will be brought out.