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variables since the values of these indices are below
0.95 (McDonald’s non-centrist index, Population
Gama index, Adjusted Population Gama index).
According to the chi-square test at the high
level of reliability, we can conclude that there is dependency
of variables in the model. Bentler-Bone
indices measure a relative decrease of the discrepancy
function caused by transfer from Zero-model
– along with independence of all variables in the
model – to more complex models of dependency
of variables, which reach the values in the range
from 0.398 to 0.551 which is far above the perfect
approximation (expressed by value 1).
The constructed structured model of participation
of managers in sport requires further development
and improvement of characteristics so
scientifically accepted properties should be obtained
and they are necessary for prediction and
forecast of managers’ behaviour in the managing
processes and sponsoring the sports clubs. Bearing
in mind the limited range of above-tested
structural model, we can rely on their results as
the starting point for extracting predictors of participation
of managers in sport. By monitoring
statistically verified relations in the diagram of
flow, we obtain the following structure as the orientation
of explaining the predictors of participation
and their effects.
From the above results of the research we can
conclude that the key predictor of participation
of managers in sport – Club is its sport ranking
shown by the level of competition and achieved
competition results in a certain period of time (recent
matches within the league). As this ranking
is higher, intention of managers to have more significant
influence in the club is higher. Therefore it
can be concluded that the status in the club can be
interpreted as the way of using business potential
of the club as the means for achieving business
aims of the company that managers represent.
It can be said that Participation expressed by
the variable Status in sport can be treated as the
predictor for explaining the process of achieving
business aims (interests) of the company that
the managers represent. This statement initiates
searching for criteria dimension in the model
formulated in a different way, which would include
Effects of participation: both the effect on
the sports club (its financing, logistic support for
achieving sports and competition aims) and the effects
that represent business aims of the company
for whose realization the influence on sport is
needed as well as business potential of the sports
club. Theoretical and methodological redesign of
the model of participation of managers in sport is
needed for accessing such research.
Figure 3. The predictors of participation and its effects
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