Identifying Incentives of Male Employees in the National Iranian Drilling Company for Taking Part in Sport Activities: A Case Study in Ahvaz, Iran

Abstract

The aim of this study was to consider motivations and driving factors of male clerks in the National Iranian Drilling Company in terms of sport participation. The study type was descriptive survey, which was done via field method. Statistical population of the current study consisted of all male clerks of the National Iranian Drilling Company in Ahvaz, who were 500 according to a census. Statistical sample was determined to embrace 217 people according to the Morgan table. To determine incentives of employees for sport participation in this study, a realized questionnaire of 22 items was used. To determine validity of this questionnaire, construct validity was used, and to determine construct validity, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were used. Test coefficient of KMO=0.84 showed fitness of questionnaire data. Using methods of descriptive statistics and average inferential statistics, standard deviation, one sample t test, Freedman and regression tests, and using statistical software SPSS 16 and AMOS 18, data analysis was done. Results showed that motivating factors affect sport participation of male employees in the National Iranian Drilling Company. Respectively, the factor of health, recreational factors, factor of social balance and organizational factor are effective in creating motivation in male employees of the National Iranian Drilling Company for taking part in sport activities.