The Model of Psychological Skills, Personality Characteristics and Strategic Thinking of Sport Managers

The purpose of this study was the role of Model psychological effect on personality traits and strategic thinking skills of Sport Managers. The method of the research was descriptive correlational. The statistical population included all the managers of Isfahan's sports organizations (n=450). 207 participants were selected through random stratified sampling as the research sample. Strategic thinking questionnaire of Liedtka (1998) and personality traits of Caerry and Costa (1996) and a researcher –made psychological skills questionnaire that was confirmed in test validity, content validity and reliability (α= 0.91, 0.87, 0.85) were used in order to collect the data. For analyzing the data, regression and path analyses were used. In addition to the fitness of the model, the findings showed that psychological skills affect personality traits and strategic thinking and components of personality traits including extraversion, loyalty, adaptability and openness to social acceptance affect strategic thinking in sport managers (RMSEA=0.055, GFI=0.9, AGFI=0.9). According to different models and theories of strategic thinking, it can be stated generally that a part of strategic thinking of sport managers is dependent on the personality traits and psychological skills, Therefore, these factors should be improved in managers so that the maximum effectiveness of organizations can be reached