英文摘要 |
Introduction: In recent years, many sports-related departments in higher education have included internships as an integral component of their programs, providing students with opportunities to link classroom learning to the professional environment. Although sports internships are becoming more widespread, limited empirical research has been devoted to sports interns relative to other domains. This study aimed to explore the relationships among leader secure-base support, person-supervisor fit, learning goal orientation, and the job performance of sports interns based on the person-environment fit theory. Methods: We recruited 360 interns with sports-related majors from nine universities in Taiwan as study participants. Quantified data were collected through questionnaires, 321 of which were valid. Pearson’s correlation, multiple regression analyses and process modeling were used to validate the above relationships. Results: The results indicated that person-supervisor fit could mediate the relationship between leader secure-base support and job performance among sports interns. When sports interns perceive high levels of secure-base support from their superiors, they fit better with their superiors and perform better at their work. In addition, learning goal orientation could moderate the relationships among leader secure-base support, person-supervisor fit, and work performance. When sports interns showed a high level of learning goal orientation, the mediating relationship of person-supervisor fit was also strengthened. Conclusion: This study indicated that learning goal orientation moderated the mediating effects of leader secure-base support and person-supervisor fit on sports interns’ job performance. In terms of management practices, providing flipped classroom programs in schools could enhance students’ learning goal orientation; thus, this practice is recommended to meet the requirements of a rapidly changing workplace environment. |