Investigating the Effect of Jihadi Management on Employees Social Undermining with Considering the Mediating Role of Leader Member Exchange in Youth and Sport Office in Yazd Province

The aim of this research was investigating effect of jihadi management on employees social undermining with considering mediating role of leader member exchange. This study was an applied research in terms of purpose and a descriptive research in terms of method that performed in survey form. The statistical population was the employees of youth and sport office in Yazd province. A sample comprising of 106 members was selected using stratified random sampling method. The statistical instruments consisted of three questionnaires including jihadi management scale by GharaieeAshtiani and Poursadeq (2020), social undermining scale by Hamza (2018) and leader member exchange scale by Lou et al (2018). Reliability of scales was confirmed by Cronbach’s Alfa and composite reliability and validity of the scales was confirmed by content analysis, average variance extracted and confirmatory factor analysis. Data analysis, was done using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, skewness and kurtosis) and inferential statistics (correlation test, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling) using SPSS 22 and Smart-PLS 2 softwares. The results showed significant correlations among all research variables. Jihadi management and leader member exchange had direct, negative and significant impact on social undermining. Jihadi management had direct, positive and significant impact on leader member exchange. Leader member exchange played mediating role between jihadi management and social undermining. Jihadi management had direct effect on social undermining and indirect effect via the mediating role of leader member exchange and indirect effect is more than direct effect.