Analysing the Status and Strategy Dimensions of the Sport Organizational Structure in the South Ethiopia Sport Commission Office

Abstract Background: The structure of an organization is significant because it determines how employees and volunteers interact in terms of job tasks, decision-making procedures, the need for collaboration, levels of responsibility, and reporting mechanisms. Specialization, standardization and centralization are three structural dimensions that have long been used to define organizational traits and arrangements. Objective: To analyse the status and strategy dimension of the sport organizational structure in the south Ethiopia sport commission office. Methods: An institutional based descriptive survey research approach was conducted at the south Ethiopia sport commission office. Data were collected by using a self-administered questionnaire. Study participants were allocated proportionally based on their profession by using a purposive sampling method. Data were entered and analysed by using SPSS version 20.0. Descriptive statistics frequency and percent were used to describe the analysis of variables in the study area. Result: In this study, the status and strategy dimensions of the sport organizational structure in South Ethiopia sport commission office, like work specializations implemented were only (60.4%), departmentalization (62.3%), chain of command that there was no reporting trial between managers and employers (43.3%). The wide type of control was (64.2%), the status of centralization was (62.2%) and decentralization was only (24.5%). Conclusion: According to the findings of the current study, the status and strategy dimension of the sport organizational structure in the South Ethiopia sports commission office is very low. Factors affecting departmentalization include work type, employer’s field of study, different task process and environmental risk. Factors affecting the span of control competencies of subordinate, nature of work, quality of planning, communication techniques, organizational structure, organizational culture, and complexity of organizations were independent predictors of strategic dimension in sport organizational structurePreparing and providing programmed continuously on the job, organizing seminars and up on hire training on strategic dimensions of sport organizational structure should be crucial. To enhance the span of control adminsterative personnel should practice direct control of supervisors and subordinates. In chain of command, administrative personnel and employers should follow reporting trials between the employers and upper managers.