The Dominant Leadership Styles of Administrative Division Heads and Their Relationship with Organizational Health in the Youth and Sports Directorate in Thi Qar Governorate

Abstract

As a sports professional specializing in one of the universities, the researcher discovered that the interactions between managers and activity coordinators lack solid scientific foundations. Sometimes, they adopt a leadership approach, while at other times, they lean towards a more inclusive style of leadership, occasionally resorting to an authoritarian style, and sometimes adopting a lenient stance. The choice of leadership style among managers is influenced by various factors, including gender and the specific university context. Therefore, it becomes difficult to declare which leadership style prevails. The research aims to: reveal the dominant leadership patterns and organizational well-being of sports activity managers; investigate the relationship between dominant leadership styles and organizational well-being of sports activity managers. The researcher then selected the study sample, which included (100) individuals involved in sports activities. The survey sample included (8) individuals, while the experimental preparation sample consisted of (40). The main experimental sample assigned for application consisted of (40) individuals. Additionally, two study tools were formulated, focusing on leadership styles and organizational well-being, followed by the use of statistical techniques to extract the research findings, leading to several key conclusions, notably: sports activity managers in Iraq show organizational well-being. These managers embody two leadership styles (traditional and supportive). The current leadership style significantly contributes positively to the organizational well-being of the managers. The researcher proposed several recommendations, most notably: encouraging managers to explore alternative leadership styles that may achieve superior results, enhancing collaboration between managers to achieve diverse goals, and the urgent need for further studies that delve into the variables not addressed in this study and to expand the application to include different samples.