Identifying the effective drivers on the fear of decision-making in managers of sports federations

The general purpose of the present study was to identify the drivers affecting the fear of decision-making in the managers of sports federations. The present research was a descriptive correlational research based on structural equation modeling. The statistical population of this research was all senior and middle managers of sports federations of the country, according to the statistics of 1401, there were 140 people, and the statistical sample was selected by simple random method and 103 people were selected based on Cochran's formula. After distributing the questionnaire made by the researcher among the sample people, data analysis was used by structural equation modeling method with partial least squares approach with SmartPLS software. The results showed that individual factors, organizational factors and environmental factors have a significant positive effect on the fear of decision-making in managers of sports federations. Therefore, it is suggested to control individual, organizational and environmental factors as factors that cause fear in the decisionmaking of sports federation managers by holding empowerment courses for managers.