Examining the relationship between organizational culture perception and organizational citizenship behaviors in sports enterprises

The aim of the study is to evaluate the relationship between the perceptions of individuals working in sports enterprises towards organizational culture and the level of organizational citizenship. Another purpose of the study is to examine employees' perceptions of organizational culture and organizational citizenship levels according to gender, age, professional experience, education level and task variables. The study was designed in quantitative research, relational screening method and causal comparison method. The population of the research consists of employees of sports enterprises that prepare and offer profit/benefit sports activity programs in Istanbul. The sample of the research consists of (n = 338) participants. A personal information form, organizational culture scale and organizational citizenship scale were applied to the participants. Data were analyzed via IBMM SPSS 25. Mann Whitney U T test and Kruskal Wallis Test analysis were applied as statistical analysis. As a result, it is understood that men whose clan size differs according to the gender variable are more introverted and more inclined to unity and solidarity. It has been determined that gender is not a determining variable at the level of organizational citizenship. Organizational culture of age; It has been determined that it is decisive in clan, adhocracy and Sunday culture. It is seen that the organizational citizenship levels of age groups are similar. It has been determined that individuals with 1-5 years of professional experience have better perceptions of hierarchy, and the professional experience variable has similar characteristics to the level of organizational citizenship. It was determined that the level of education of the participants did not play a determining role in the level of organizational culture and organizational citizenship. It has been determined that there are weak positive and negative relationships between organizational citizenship and organizational culture.