The relationship of job satisfaction of chief executive officers of National Sports Organizations to leadership behavior and other selected variable

This study describes and analyzes the relationship of job satisfaction of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of National Sports Organizations in Canada with their leadership behavior (consideration and initiating structure); personal variables of age, education, administrative and athletic experience; and the organizational variables of the size and type of organization. The data were obtained from an information questionnaire and the Job Descriptive Index (JDI) and Job in General (JIG) questionnaire which were completed by the chief executive officers. The data on the leadership behavior of the CEOs were obtained from the LBDQ Form XII Questionnaire which was completed by the subordinates of the CEOs. Descriptive statistics, analysis of various and backward multiple regression techniques were used to test 15 hypothesis.;It was found that the CEOs were young, with 72% being 39 years of age or younger; well educated, with 90% having an undergraduate degree and 44% had graduate degrees; and their median salary range was between $30,000 and $39,000 (51%). The CEOs were relatively satisfied with the different facets of the job as measured by the JDI and JIG. Sixty percent of the CEOs have been in their present position for three years or less and 90% six years or less, which indicates a high turnover rate.;The findings indicated that the CEOs who were high in initiating structure and consideration behavior were significantly more satisfied with their superordinate supervision and co-workers. The initiating structure (R$sp2$ =.23) behavior was more useful than consideration (R$sp2$ =.13) in predicting the variance in satisfaction. No significant correlation was found between age, tenure, and salary and the facets of satisfaction. A significant inverse relationship was found between level of university education and satisfaction with co-worker relations. The size and type of organization produced a significant positive relationship with satisfaction with the job in general.;Satisfaction with the superordinate supervision and the relations with co-workers produced the most significant variations with the variables used in this study.