The effect of organizational inertia on social wear and social laziness of physical education teachers in Tehran province

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of organizational inertia on social wear and social laziness of physical education teachers in Tehran province. The research method a descriptivesurvey and applied in terms of purpose. The statistical population included all physical education teachers in Tehran province that 384 people were selected as a sample through random sampling. To collect data, three standard questionnaires of social wear Duffy et al. (2002), Hogg organizational inertia (2014), Hosseini social laziness (2008) were used. To ensure the validity of the questionnaire, in addition to using standard questionnaires, the opinions of professors and experts in the field of management were used to check the face and content validity and were approved. Cronbach's alpha was also used to determine the reliability of the questionnaire. Structural equation modeling and path analysis by LISREL software was used to analyze the data. Findings showed that from the perspective of physical education teachers, organizational inertia can cause social wear and tear and lead to social laziness. Therefore, it is concluded that to increase the productivity of physical education teachers in schools, we must remove the barriers that cause organizational inertia to prevent laziness and social wear.