Investigating the Relationship between Organizational Climate and Organizational Citizenship Behavior of Sports Coaches in Basij Areas of Mashhad

Organizational atmosphere can direct the organizational behavior of sports coaches. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between organizational climate and organizational citizenship behavior of sports coaches in the Basij areas of Mashhad.

The method is descriptive-correlational and applied in terms of aim and data collection was done in the field. 67 people were selected as a statistical sample by simple random sampling and answered the standard 32-item questionnaire of Halpin and Kraft organizational climate and the 15-item standard questionnaire of organizational citizenship behavior of Oregon and Kanowski. To analyze the data, use two methods of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, with the help of SPSS software.

The results of this study showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between organizational climate and its components (except the distance component) with the organizational citizenship behavior of sports coaches in Basij areas of Mashhad and this relationship and level of significance in the team spirit component was more than other components of organizational climate.

According to the results of the present study, it can be concluded that by creating a positive organizational climate, citizenship behavior can be developed on a mobilization basis.