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Article

Exploring the Relationships among Internal Branding, Work Engagement, and Turnover Intention in Public Sports Organizations after the Pandemic

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Department of Community Sport, Korea National Sport University, Seoul 05541, Republic of Korea
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Department of Sport Industry, Korea National Sport University, Seoul 05541, Republic of Korea
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Sustainability 2024, 16(3), 1342; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16031342
Submission received: 21 December 2023 / Revised: 31 January 2024 / Accepted: 31 January 2024 / Published: 5 February 2024
(This article belongs to the Section Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development)

Abstract

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Internal branding has been regarded as important for internalizing an organization’s values and visions to its employees and managing human resources since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite changes in the working environment after the pandemic, internal branding is still ignored within public sports organizations in South Korea. Therefore, this study aims at investigating the relationship between internal branding of public sports organizations, work engagement and turnover intention of employees, and to examine the mediating effect of work engagement. This study collected data from 248 employees working for public sports organizations by using the convenience sampling method. The data was analyzed with SPSS 26.0 and AMOS 26.0. The results showed the following: (1) Organizational management culture had a significant positive effect on work engagement, but there was no significant relationship between internal communication and work engagement. (2) Organizational management culture had a negative effect on turnover intention, while internal communication had a positive effect on turnover intention. (3) Work engagement had a significant negative effect on turnover intention, and has been shown to partially mediate the relationship between organizational management culture and turnover intention. This study suggests that employees can differently perceive the effectiveness of organizational management culture and internal communication within internal branding. Therefore, public sports organizations should create an organizational culture in which employees can properly reflect and practice the values and visions of the organization in their work.

1. Introduction

Today, organizations emphasize not only focusing on customer-oriented external branding, but also internal branding (IB) that seeks to effectively communicate their strategic visions, values, culture and identity to internal employees. Basically, IB strengthens the motivation and sense of belonging of employees, ultimately helping the organization’s growth [1,2]. In particular, IB is essential for service-based companies or organizations that place more importance on the favorable attitudes and behaviors of internal employees [3]. Given the recent importance of administrative services in the public sector [4], the need for effective IB is also emphasized in public sports organizations (PSOs).
In the 2020s, the role and status of Korean PSOs are growing socially due to the enactment of the Framework Act on sports, the Sports Club Act, and the legalization of local sports associations. In addition, the capacity and expertise of PSOs are required as the public’s interest in human rights in sports increases, along with participation in Sport for All [5,6]. In this context, IB should be considered important for employees who must convey the values and visions pursued by each PSO to the people at the closest point through administrative services. However, Korean organizations in the public sector traditionally tend to have a value-oriented hierarchical culture and vertical collectivism [7,8,9]. The nature of PSOs is not much different from that of public organizations [10]. It might not be easy to expect bottom-up communication based on the active participation of employees in this organizational culture [11]. Therefore, the establishment of an organizational management culture (OMC) and the activation of internal communication (IC) are considered important factors for effective job performance and the organizational productivity of employees in these organizations [12,13].
In fact, such IB activities could result in employees’ dedication and commitment to the organization, which is related to the work engagement of employees [2,14]. Work engagement (WE) refers to the continuous experience in which employees do their best in their jobs with a positive mindset [15]. Due to the recent experience of a new working environment following the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations are paying much more attention to creating an internal environment where individuals can work hard on their WE [16]. A high level of WE enhances the quality of work for employees, and helps them feel a sense of pride for their jobs [17,18,19]. In other words, it would be important for PSOs to increase the work productivity of their employees through IB so that they can improve their organizational performance.
Meanwhile, WE could affect an employee’s intention to turnover [20]. Turnover intention (TI) indicates a voluntary intention to give up being an employee of the organization and leave one’s current job [21]. TI does not immediately lead to a certain action, but job negligence, absenteeism, and reduced morale of employees may appear over a long time [22]. TI is directly related to the organization’s human resource management, which can determine organizational effectiveness [23]. As such, a strategic approach at the organizational level, such as IB, is needed to lower the TI of employees in PSOs.
Recently, a study on employees of PSOs in South Korea reported that organizational fairness and incentive have a positive effect on job satisfaction and TI [24,25]. Also, it was mentioned that organizational justice has a significant impact on the defensive and silent behavior of employees [26]. Oh [27] attempted to understand the relationship between transformational leadership, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment. Thus, studies dealing with overall changes in the attitude and behaviors of employees of PSOs have been steadily conducted. Nevertheless, prior studies on the importance of OMC and IC in PSOs is currently very limited. Most PSOs operate their own education and training, compensation, and communication programs for employees, but academic discussions on their effectiveness have been insufficient so far. PSOs should support the government’s implementation of sports policies and strive to realize social values through sports. In this context, a study that identifies the structural relationship between WE and TI focusing on IB is regarded to be of considerable significance.
Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between IB of PSOs, WE and TI of employees, and to examine the mediating effect of WE. This study is expected to remind us of the importance of improving OMC and IC, and to provide empirical basic data to help induce positive work performance and behavior in employees. Lastly, this study tries to expand and apply the concept of IB to PSOs to present related theoretical and practical implications.

2. Literature Review and Research Hypothesis

2.1. IB and WE

IB is an activity that effectively delivers the brand which the organization aims for to internal employees [28]. IB is used similarly to the concept of internal marketing in that it consists of strategic internal activities to support employees within an organization. However, while internal marketing ultimately focuses more on establishing the customer-oriented thinking of its employees, IB emphasizes internalization activities, such as knowledge and value sharing, and improving organization culture. IB has emerged as a result of the perception that the power to drive change for target customers comes from employees of the organization [29]. Employees who have experienced IB are more likely to effectively communicate the values and visions the organization seeks to its customer [4,30]. On the contrary, if employees do not understand their organizational values and visions properly, they may have difficulty performing leading tasks and providing appropriate public services.
The components of IB are presented in various ways. First, IB can consist of three elements: IC, human resource management, and leadership [29,31,32,33]. This seems to emphasize communication between employees, promotion, compensation, and the leadership of the boss. Also, IB can be explained in four dimensions: exchanging brand knowledge, sharing brand value, formation of brand management culture, and IC [2,4,34,35]. Exchanging brand knowledge refers to employees’ understanding of the organization’s vision and direction, and sharing brand value means the organization’s willingness to practice the promised value it wants to convey to its customers [2]. The formation of brand management culture represents the creation of a rational organizational culture based on vision and values, and IC means the publication of internal manuals, education and training, and active communication [2]. Considering that brand management culture includes knowledge exchange, sharing value, and organizational culture formation, IB can be divided into two main categories: brand management culture (BMC) and IC [4,36]. In particular, Han [12] mentioned improving organizational culture and activating communication as the most realistic alternatives for enhancing the competitiveness and effectiveness of the organization. Also, this study attempted to focus on vision and value sharing between an organization and employees, and organizational culture among a variety of IB, considering that the subject is employees of PSOs that provide public services, not a private company seeking profits. Therefore, this study divided the IB of PSOs into OMC and IC.
IB encourages employees’ commitment to achieving organizational goals and fostering a sense of ownership [34]. Sharing values through correct awareness, response, and communication of organizational culture can increase the work engagement and job satisfaction of employees [37]. Various prior studies have reported that IB or internal marketing have a significant impact on the WE or job dedication of employees [33,38,39]. For example, management support and IC in sports organizations had a positive impact on workplace attachment, and education and training for employees at Taekwondo gyms positively affected their job performance [16,40]. Based on existing theoretical and previous empirical studies, this study proposes the following hypotheses:
Hypothesis 1 (H1).
IB of PSOs has a positive effect on the employees’ WE.
H1-1. 
OMC of PSOs has a positive effect on the employees’ WE.
H1-2. 
IC of PSOs has a positive effect on the employees’ WE.

2.2. IB and TI

TI refers to a state of emotion in which an organization employee is dissatisfied with his or her current job and wants to leave [41]. TI is one of the representative variables that diagnose negative job attitudes of employees as an important prerequisite for turnover [42,43]. A high level of TI can lower the morale of other employees and cause difficulties in managing human resources in the organization [44,45]. In particular, TI is an action that occurs when expectations for environmental factors within an organization that employees consider important fall [46]. In this regard, research has been actively conducted in South Korea to identify the precipitative factors affecting the TI of employees of sports organizations. There is job placement [25], organizational commitment [47], organizational fairness [48], quality of working life [49], job burnout [50], emotional exhaustion [51], and organizational citizenship behavior [52].
However, the importance of organizational culture and communication in TI should not be overlooked. In fact, the working environment and organizational culture have recently emerged as significant factors in the decision of Korean employees to turnover and resign [39]. This result can be attributed to changes in employees’ perception of overall organizational culture, such as flexible awareness of work hours and spaces due to telecommuting after COVID-19 [53]. Thus, it is thought that IB, which includes efforts to improve OMC and to strengthen communication among employees, is likely to have a direct impact on TI. In fact, several studies support the idea of a significant relationship between IB and TI. For example, it was mentioned that organizational culture with active communication in sports organizations can lower the intention to turnover [54]. Also, it was reported that organizational culture accompanied by intimacy and bonds between colleagues in the organization could reduce the intention to turnover [55]. Therefore, the following research hypothesis was established based on the recent relationship between variables, and the results of previous studies.
Hypothesis 2 (H2).
IB of PSOs has a negative effect on the employees’ TI.
H2-1. 
OMC of PSOs has a negative effect on the employees’ TI.
H2-2. 
IC of PSOs has a negative effect on the employees’ TI.

2.3. WE and TI

WE means that employees put in a high level of energy physically, mentally, and emotionally when performing a job [56]. WE represents the positive and fulfilling mental state of each employee, which includes components, such as vitality, dedication, and commitment [57]. Specifically, vitality indicates willingness to perform the tasks assigned to you by injecting a high level of physical and mental energy, and dedication refers to feeling passion for work and having a sense of pride and challenge. Commitment means a state of mind in which an employee is immersed in work and cannot be separated from his or her own task. Schaufeli et al. [15] developed the UWES (Utrecht work engagement scale) in 2006 to measure WE by comprehensively reflecting these conceptual factors. In South Korea, based on the research of Schaufeli, Bakker, and Salanova [58], a modified measurement tool for WE has been developed and used [57] in the dimension of UICA (University Innovation Capacity Assessment). Although the measurement tool looked at WE in a single dimension, it was applied to this study because it was judged to be practically suitable for grasping WE of PSOs in consideration of the recent organizational culture and characteristics of public organizations in South Korea.
A high level of WE can drive positive work attitudes and voluntary motivation in the performance of employees in their jobs [59,60]. Also, WE plays an important role in making it appear as a continuous organizational performance [59]. In particular, WE of employees could have a decisive effect on TI [61], which can be seen through similar results in various previous studies. For example, the WE of employees in PSOs had a negative effect on TI, and job burnout of the golf course caddy had a significant effect on the intention to leave the organization and job [62,63]. In addition, the significant relationship between WE and TI can be directly and indirectly inferred in light of the negative impact of organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and job commitment in the field of sports organization on TI [47,54,64,65]. Based on these preceding studies, the following hypothesis is presented:
Hypothesis 3 (H3).
WE has a negative effect on the employees’ TI.

2.4. Mediating Effect of WE

The communication, training, and continuous support included in IB within the organization could have a significant impact on lowering TI [66]. However, these activities do not necessarily result in a decrease in the TI of employees [67], and there are differences in the impact on TI depending on the factors which make up the IB activities [39,68]. In this regard, various previous studies that set organizational effectiveness and performance as dependent variables focused on the mediating role of WE. For instance, it was reported that the mediating effect of WE was found in the relationship between public officials’ self-efficacy and organizational commitment [69]. Also, WE could partially mediate the relationship between perceived organizational support and innovative behavior [70]. Seo [71] found that WE had a partial mediating effect in the relationship between the coaching behavior of the managers in organizations and the innovative behavior of employees, and Lee, Lee and Kim [72] noted that the job resources of athlete coaches affected job satisfaction through WE.
Considering these results, IB could have a significant impact on employees’ commitment, satisfaction, and dedication [33,73], and if employees have high enthusiasm for their jobs, they can feel the meaning and stability of their jobs, leading to a strengthening of organizational effectiveness. In other words, it can be inferred that WE can play a mediating role in the relationship between IB and TI of PSOs. Therefore, the following hypothesis is presented:
Hypothesis 4 (H4).
Work engagement of employees in PSOs mediates the relationship between IB and TI.
Based on the hypotheses, the proposed model is shown in Figure 1.

3. Methods

3.1. Participants and Procedures

This study collected data from 305 employees working for PSOs in 2022 by using the convenience sampling method. PSOs indicate Korea Sports Promotion Foundation (KSPO), Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC), Athletic organizations, Taekwondo Promotion Foundation, Korea Paralympic Committee (KPC), KSPO & CO. (Seoul, Republic of Korea). Prior to the distribution of the questionnaire, the purpose of this study was sufficiently explained to each PSO. It was advised in advance to immediately stop the survey or replace it with an online survey, considering that the content and response of the survey could be burdensome in that it reveals the individual’s perception and attitude toward the organization’s IB activities.
Upon screening the responses for reliability, 57 copies were excluded such that data from only 248 employees were used for data analysis. Those that were deleted either had a missing response or had at least 9 consecutive questions responded to by the same scale rating according to the list-wise deletion method suggested by DeSimone and Harms [74]. The respondents’ rating according to the list-wise deletion method suggested by DeSimone and Harms consisted of 177 males (71.4%) and 71 females. The age groups in the study were as follows: 30s (44.8%), followed by 40s (23.4%), 20s (16.5%), and 50 and over (15.3%). The specific profile of the respondents is presented in Table 1, and a table crossing gender, age, and other characteristics is shown in Appendix A Table A1, Table A2 and Table A3.

3.2. Measures

The instrument for measurement was a questionnaire in which all questions, except for those about demographics, were measured using a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree). Before its distribution, a draft consisting of 26 questions was examined for content validity by an expert group formed by one professor, three researchers with a Ph.D. degree, and five employees working for PSOs. The resulting final questionnaire consisted of 31 questions, including 13 for OMC, 4 for IC, 5 for WE, and 4 for TI.
OMC and IC related questions consisted of those used by Choi [75], Barlow and Stewart [76], Ind [77], and Upshaw [78]. The questions, such as ‘I know the core values and visions that my organization pursues’ and ‘I think my organization’s internal publications are efficient for understanding its values and visions’, were included. WE was adopted from Bae et al. [57]. Questions such as, ‘I enjoy going to work’ and ‘I work passionately in my duties’ were included. TI related questions consisted of those used by An and Kim [41], which included ‘I feel like quitting the current organization’ and ‘I want to work for another organization’.

4. Results

4.1. Preliminary Data Analysis

SPSS 26.0 and AMOS 26.0 were used to conduct frequency, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), confirmatory factor, reliability, correlation, and structural equation model analyses on the collected data. The confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to verify the construct validity for all research variables. Results showed that the model had an appropriate goodness-of-fit (x2 = 292.605, df = 129, p < 0.001; CFI = 0.946, TLI = 0.936, and RMSEA = 0.072) because it met the condition of CFI and TLI being 0.90 or higher, and RMSEA being lower than 0.10 suggested by Bagozzi and Dholakia [79] and Woo [80].
Next, standardized factor loadings, construct reliability (CR) and average variance extracted (AVE) values were calculated for convergent validity. As a result, a total of 23 questions were used in this study, excluding 5 questions from OMC, 1 question from IC and 2 questions from WE because they did not meet the value of standardized factor loading (0.50 or higher) suggested by Woo [80]. CR and AVE are distributed between 0.838~0.930, and 0.583~0.723, respectively, which meet the standard (CR = 0.70 or higher and AVE = 0.50 or higher) suggested by Bagozzi and Yi [81] and Fornell and Larcker [82]. Lastly, reliability analysis was conducted using Cronbach’s α and McDonald’s ω to ensure internal consistency of the measurement instruments. As a result of the analysis, all factors were found to be 0.80 or higher, which means that there was no problem with the reliability of each factor. The final results of confirmatory factor analysis are shown in Table 2.

4.2. The Result of ANOVA

Prior to structural equation model analysis, the one-way ANOVA was conducted to examine the differences in the effects of demographic factors on OMC, IC, WE, and TI. In case of significant difference in the results, the Scheffe test was performed to determine the difference between groups. Also, the effect size was identified to use for comparisons of effects between groups with significant results. First, it was found that the difference between the gender/years of employment of employees and OMC, IC, WE, and TI was not statistically significant (Appendix A Table A4 and Table A5). The differences between age and OMC, IC, and WE were significant, but Scheffe’s post-hoc test showed that they were not significant (Appendix A Table A6).
Next, the difference between organizations were statistically significant in OMC, IC, and WE, and it was also confirmed in the post-hoc test (Table 3). In particular, it was found that employees of relatively large organizations, such as Korea Paralympic Committee and KSPO & CO, tend to perceive IB higher than those of small organizations. In the analysis of differences between each organization and WE and between organizations and OMC, the effect size between KSPO and Taekwondo Promotion Foundation was 0.084, and the size between Athletic organization, KPC and KSPO & CO was 0.131, which was found to be moderate according to the criteria suggested by Lakens [83]. The analysis of differences between each organization and IC showed that the effect size between Athletic organization, KPC, and KSPO & CO was found to be large, due to it exceeding 0.140 [83]. Additionally, a contrast analysis was conducted to verify elaborate differences between two groups based on significant differences and subsequent post-analysis results. In the analysis of differences between each organization and OMC and IC, the p-value between KPC and KSPO&CO was 0.596 and 0.877, respectively, indicating that there was no difference between the two organizations. The specific results are shown in Appendix A Table A7 and Table A8.
The difference between positions were statistically significant in OMC and TI, and this was also confirmed in the post-hoc test (Table 4). Part-time employees showed lower awareness of OMC and higher TI than department head. In the analysis of differences between each position and OMC, the effect size between head of department and part-time employees was 0.053, which was found to be small [83]. However, since the number of cases of part-time employees and department heads is 10 and 6, respectively, it would be unreasonable to be used importantly in the interpretation of the results of this study.

4.3. The Result of Correlation Analysis

Before verifying the hypotheses formulated in this study, a correlation analysis between OMC, IC, WE, and TI was conducted (Table 5). The correlation coefficient between each variable had a significant relationship, and no case exceeded 0.85, confirming that there was no problem with multicollinearity [84]. Discriminant validity was well established as the square root of AVE in each latent variable was larger than other correlation values among the latent construct [82].

4.4. Hypotheses Testing

The hypotheses for the structural model between OMC, IC, WE and TI were verified through structural equation modelling for which the model’s goodness-of-fit index was acceptable (x2 = 292.605, df = 129, p < 0.001; CFI = 0.946, TLI = 0.936, and RMSEA = 0.072).
As shown in Table 6 and Figure 2, analysis of the research model showed that the path coefficient of H1-1 was 0.707 (t = 4.204, p < 0.001), indicating that OMC has a significant positive effect on WE. The path coefficient of H1-2 was −0.079 (t = −0.520, p = 0.603), indicating that there was no significant relationship between IC and WE. The path coefficient of H2-1 was −0.612 (t = −3.447, p < 0.001), indicating that OMC has a significant negative effect on TI, while the path coefficient of H2-2 was 0.417 (t = 2.705. p < 0.01), indicating that IC has a significant positive effect on TI. Also, the path coefficient of H3 was −0.421 (t = −4.552, p < 0.001), indicating that WE has a significant negative effect on TI.

4.5. Mediation Effect Testing

As mentioned above, OMC of PSOs had a positive effect on WE, and also WE negatively affected TI. Since these results meet the prerequisites for verifying the mediating effect presented by Holmbeck [85], the bootstrapping method suggested by Shrout and Bolger [86] was conducted to examine the mediating effect of WE. This method presents a confidence interval (CI) for the measurement of indirect effects, and if the interval does not contain zero, the indirect effect could be considered significant [85]. As shown in Table 7, H4 was statistically significant because the CI of the path does not contain zero as β = −0.298, 95% Bias−corrected CI [−0.498, −0.139]. Thus, WE has been shown to partially mediate the relationship between OMC and TI.

5. Discussion

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between IB (OMC and IC) in PSOs, WE, and TI, and to examine the mediating effect of WE. Based on the results of hypothesis testing, the following discussion is described.

5.1. The Relationship between OMC and WE

It was found that OMC among IB in PSOs had a positive effect on the WE of employees. Prior studies support the result of this study by noting that a positive and supportive organizational culture promotes WE [87,88,89]. Also, the result of this study supports prior research that leadership activities, such as feedback from supervisors and sharing best practices, which influence organizational culture have a significant impact on employee commitment [33]. As such, if an organizational culture is created within PSO in which employees can properly understand and practice the values and visions of the organization, it means that they are willing to put energy into their jobs and show an attitude of commitment and dedication.
In this regard, Khan [56] suggested three prerequisites for the high level of WE of employees in the workplace: the psychological stability, meaning, and usefulness of employees. In other words, it is necessary to provide conditions for one’s employees to perform their duties with pride in the organization. Applying these to IB, psychological stability is experienced when a positive work environment is created within the organization, and a trusting relationship between employees is formed [56]. Thus, PSOs should build organizational culture based on the vision and values of the organization and show them how to practice it consistently. In particular, if senior managers actively reflect the organization’s vision and values in their actions or work to help other employees practice, individuals will be able to voluntarily devote themselves to their jobs in a healthy work environment. In the case of usefulness, employees will naturally have faith in their appearance and competence when they have psychological stability [56].
Next, organizations should strive to ensure that their jobs are highly compatible with the values and visions pursued by the organization so that the sense of meaning of employees can be strengthened [89]. To this end, PSOs need to fully recognize not only the organization’s values and visions, but also its differentiation from other organizations. In addition, the organization’s values and visions should be reflected in its employees’ work, and it should be ensured that they are properly communicated to external stakeholders. In particular, May, Gilson, and Harter [90] argued that meaning among three prerequisites is most closely related to WE. In summary, PSOs should strive to ensure that the vision and values of the organization are properly shared with individual employees, resulting in a high level of WE.

5.2. The Relationship between IC and WE

The IC of PSOs did not significantly affect the employees’ WE. This result is similar to prior studies by Jeon [40], which showed that the IC of sports organizations did not have a significant effect on the job satisfaction of employees, and by Park, Choo, and Cho [91] that IC perceived by teachers in physical education in schools was not significantly related to teacher enthusiasm. However, a number of prior studies related to IB found that IC had a significant effect on employee commitment [33], commitment [29], and attitude [92], which contradicted the results of this study. Also, Burmann et al. [73] argued that IC activities have a significant impact on employee commitment more than any other factor. This means that various activities, such as job training and communication, in PSOs are not efficiently utilized to promote employees’ WE. For example, employees of athletic organizations showed significantly lower perceptions of IB in this study. In other words, they tend to be less aware that their colleagues and organizations fully reflect and practice the organization’s vision and values. In this regard, Yang and Jeong [93] argued that employees in large enterprises perceive innovative organizational culture, organizational communication, and education and training statistically higher than those in small and medium-sized enterprises. This can be seen as a result of a realistic situation in which small and medium-sized enterprises do not have enough human resource management capacity and are forced to stick to short-term performance [94]. As such, relatively small organizations, which account for a large proportion of PSOs in South Korea, need to make efforts to secure effectiveness by systematically implementing IB.
Moreover, the results of this study can be attributed to the changes in employees’ perceptions of the organizational working condition after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the characteristics of IC itself. First, due to the pandemic in the last three years, Korean workers have experienced significant changes in the organizational culture and the working environment, such as a flexible work system and non-face-to-face education and training. In response to these changes, more than 80% of office workers said that they were satisfied in terms of work efficiency, compared to before COVID-19 [95,96]. In light of this phenomenon, employees of PSOs seem to recognize that IC conducted by the organizations do not actually help them perform their duties, because they feel relatively familiar and satisfied with the autonomous and independent tasks experienced during the pandemic.
Next, the distribution of internal publications, education, and training programs, which are mainly used for IC, are close to top-down communication. Top-down communication is the process by which an organization delivers instructions or commands to share the organization’s specific goals, strategic directions, guidelines, and organizational culture [97]. This type of communication is a common form within bureaucratic organizations and can act as a significant burden and pressure on employees because of its authoritative aspects [97]. In fact, Kim [98] reported that top-down communication does not have a statistically significant effect on job attitude, in contrast to bottom-up communication. Likewise, PSOs with bureaucratic attributes would not be an exception [99]. As such, it suggests that top-down communication of PSOs may not be an absolute means of continuously injecting energy into employees and maintaining a positive mental state.
In summary, WE is an important factor in enhancing the sense of meaning, intrinsic motivation, self-realization, and satisfaction for the job [100]. In fact, companies that generate high performance give employees much more opportunity to participate when deciding on major organizational issues and sharing ideas than companies with low performance [101]. Thus, PSOs should actively apply a bottom-up communication approach to create an atmosphere of horizontal communication and active work performance.

5.3. The Relationship between OMC and TI

OMC among IB in PSOs had a negative effect on TI of employees. This is in line with the result of Lee [11] that the higher the understanding of the organization’s brand, the lower the intention to turnover. Also, it would be similar to the finding of a study that the clarity of goals of public organizations has a positive effect on the organizational citizenship behavior of employees [102]. In other words, the result of this study suggests that if employees are favorably aware of the OMC of PSOs, their conscious and planned willingness to leave the organization might be lowered.
TI is considered important for efficient human resource management in all types of organizations [103]. At the individual level within the organization, the clarity of goals can reduce TI, while goal ambiguity can lower organizational effectiveness [104]. In this context, PSOs should fully share the organization’s direction and roadmap with their employees to help them understand their jobs. Also, senior managers can make a significant contribution to forming a desirable organizational culture if they show the behavior of an ideal leader by presenting clear goals and visions to their employees.
Furthermore, PSOs should not overlook changes in employees’ perceptions of the work environment after the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a recent survey of big data platform services, organizational culture was cited as the most decisive reason for turnover and resignation of office workers [53]. Similarly, the retirement of the younger generation is increasing in public organization, due to relatively low salaries and rigid organizational culture [105]. Collins and Smith [106] argued that the organization’s management information provision and communication efforts contribute to enhancing the employees’ organizational understanding, building trust, and establishing reciprocal interrelationships. Therefore, PSOs should make efforts to integrate goal orientation among employees, and create shared behavioral values and norms based on communication and mutual respect.

5.4. The Relationship between IC and TI

The IC of PSOs has a positive effect on the TI of employees. However, these results are contrary to previous studies which show that organizational communication and career development programs of public organizations lower TI [107,108]. In addition, a number of prior studies have shown that strengthening communication and training programs at the organizational level negatively affect the intention of employees to turnover, contradicting the results of this study [109,110,111]. These conflicting results are considered to be related to the contents of the measurement questions of this study. Three of the four questions on IC are close to the contents of one-way communication activities (e.g., publications, website announcements, and education) that the organization conducts with its employees. This one-way communication means that it can appear as a side effect of increasing TI of employees. Thus, contrary to their original purpose, IC of PSOs act as a considerable burden on employees, which can cause negative mental conditions in their job performance.
As such, it is necessary to consider whether the result is due to the adverse effects of communication type and function. Jin and Park [112] argued that the TI of organization employees may vary depending on the type of communication. In fact, the arbitrary and controlled type of communication of senior managers can reduce job satisfaction and cause TI [113,114]. This shows that the type of communication in an organization is an important factor in organizational effectiveness. Regarding the function of communication, IC based on conversation and listening increases employee satisfaction and lowers TI [115], but unbalanced communication based on persuasion and instruction is often used by organizations to create a business environment that is favorable to them for controlling employees [116]. From the perspective of employees, it suggests that unilateral and vertical communication within the organization can be perceived negatively as their work and behavior being controlled or restricted.
Moreover, if an organization neglects an employee’s complaints related to IC, the employee might not be convinced of its authenticity, and eventually regard it as a pretentious act of the organization. Similarly, the support behavior within the organization of a boss who usually lacks trust can increase the intention of employees to turnover [117]. In this context, it can be inferred from the result of this study that the IC of PSOs was not truly accepted by employees for various reasons. It may also be the result of employees expressing temporary reluctance or a sense of burden for IC, due to increased workload and dissatisfaction with education and training after the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, this controversial result can be considered in that 60% of the subjects of this study are in their 20s and 30s in PSOs. The MZ generation, collectively referred to as those in their 20s and 30s, has a different worldview and behavior pattern from the older generation [118]. Older generations are familiar with strong responsibilities, hierarchies, and vertical organizational structures, while MZ generations tend to pursue freedom, enjoyment, and meaning [107]. Also, they value a work-life balance, and tend to reject unnecessary interference from others [119]. However, communication within organizations is bound to proceed in the way of the older generation, who still occupy the upper ranks. In this situation, experiencing uncertainty in communication and lack of information will lead to stronger TI for the MZ generation [118]. Thus, PSOs should strive to ensure that IC promotes interaction between an organization and employees, and becomes a catalyst for sharing vision and values in intergenerational understanding and cooperation.

5.5. The Relationship between WE and TI

The WE of employees has a positive effect on their intention to turnover. This is similar to the findings of Kim, Jeon, and Lee [120] that WE negatively affects TI. Also, it is in line with prior studies which show that WE and work satisfaction of employees in sports-related organizations negatively affects the intention to turnover [65,121,122]. This result implies that if employees have a highly positive passionate, and dedicated attitude toward work, their intention to leave their current job may be lowered. WE is a state in which employees continue to maintain a positive mental state, which has a significant impact on individual growth, as well as organizational performance [123]. From the perspective of IB, WE can be improved through organizational support, such as leadership and organizational culture [22]. Thus, PSOs need to make efforts to create an atmosphere in which employees can devote a high level of energy and perform their work positively.
However, regardless of the organization-level efforts, it would be necessary to recognize how valuable the employees themselves are currently carrying out their duties [124]. If employees voluntarily do their best in their duties in a positive mental state, WE will be transformed into an ideal behavior for the organization [125]. Thus, if employees of PSOs work with a sense of calling to lead the future of sports in Korea, each will be able to find extraordinary reward and meaning in their job. The organization could prevent loss through human resource leakage and strengthen organizational effectiveness.

5.6. The Mediating Role of WE

The WE of employees in PSOs was found to play a partial mediating role in the relationship between OMC and TI. This supports the results of previous studies verifying the validity of the mediating role of WE for employees of public organizations [126,127]. This suggests that when PSOs want to improve OMC, various efforts to increase WE are more effective in reducing TI. In this respect, PSOs should not only make efforts to create a healthy OMC, but also provide conditions for employees to positively devote themselves to and focus on their work. As mentioned above, this study cited psychological stability, meaning, and usefulness as the main factors to be considered for increasing WE. This is in line with four behavioral factors, such as positive working attitude, empowerment, confidence in work, and organizational citizenship behavior, which were derived as a way to alleviate TI in a study by Hyun, Rye, and Lee [128]. Therefore, PSOs should promote effective operation of the organization by improving IB, as well as human resource management and working conditions.

6. Conclusions

The purpose of this study is to identify the impact of IB of PSOs on WE and TI, and to verify the mediating effect of WE. This study aims to present theoretical and practical implications which can contribute to improving OMC and strengthening IC by understanding the attitudes and behaviors of employees in PSOs. The main results of this study are as follows.
Firstly, OMC had a significant positive effect on WE, but there was no significant relationship between IC and WE. Secondly, while OMC had a negative effect on TI, IC had a positive effect on TI. Thirdly, WE had a significant negative effect on TI. Lastly, WE has been shown to partially mediate the relationship between OMC and TI. The most striking result of this study is that the effectiveness of IC currently carried out by PSOs is questioned. In other words, it implies that IC felt by employees does not contribute to the improvement of their work performance and organizational productivity. Thus, PSOs need to review the overall efficiency of their activities to improve the quality of IC. These efforts are expected to contribute to enhancing WE and satisfaction by helping employees clearly understand the core vision and values of PSOs. This could have a positive effect on improving the organizational culture of PSOs in South Korea that value vertical hierarchy.

6.1. Theoretical Implications

Previous studies in Korea have tended to deal with organizational culture, communication, mentoring, and leadership separately to verify the organizational effectiveness of PSOs. This study is significant in that it applied the concept of IB to PSOs and attempted to comprehensively grasp its effectiveness through two types of OMC and IC. Secondly, this study suggests that employees can differently perceive the effectiveness of OMC and IC within IB activities. In particular, it was found that IC of PSOs could even increase the intention to turnover. Therefore, the results of this study reminds us that IB of public organizations is essential for the operation of the organization, but the outcomes may not necessarily result in the direction the organization pursues. Lastly, this study confirmed the partial mediating role of WE in the relationship between OMC and TI. Organizations may have the desire for their employees to have WE which includes commitment, enthusiasm, and spontaneity. Therefore, if studies to identify factors affecting employees’ WE are conducted in the future, it could be of considerable significance in terms of strengthening organizational effectiveness.

6.2. Managerial Implications

Firstly, PSOs should create an organizational culture in which employees can properly reflect and practice the values and visions of the organization in their work. To this end, it would be important to clearly figure out how much value the organization shares with its employees. For instance, PSOs should prioritize setting target values so that their employees can use the organization’s values as guidelines for action. After that, organizations will have to establish a transition plan by comparing and grasping the degree difference between the target organizational culture level and the current organizational culture level. Furthermore, the top management should play a role in establishing an active organizational culture by proactively practicing the vision and value pursued by their organization. Secondly, it is necessary to examine whether the purpose of IC in PSOs is now well communicated to employees or whether employees are dissatisfied with the activities. In other words, PSOs need to actively collect opinions from employees and listen to requirements during IC activities. Accordingly, PSOs should actively utilize bottom-up communication so that the opinions of employees can be reflected in the development and implementation of education and training programs. Also, PSOs will have to strengthen IC so that employees can concentrate on themselves in a new work environment after the pandemic. Lastly, organizations should make efforts to provide conditions for its employees to work with a sense of calling. For example, organizations should check human resource management processes to create an environment where employees can immerse themselves in their work with enthusiasm. In addition, if an organization helps increase the closeness between its employees’ jobs and the organization’s values and visions, and strives to create a smooth communication culture between colleagues and managers, it will eventually increase organizational efficiency.

6.3. Limitations and Future Research Directions

Firstly, since this study was conducted on only 305 employees in PSOs in Korea, it is somewhat difficult to generalize the results of this study to all employees of PSOs. In future studies, it is expected to be more meaningful if the scope and number of samples are further expanded. Secondly, this study set only IB as an independent variable to verify WE and TI of employees in PSOs. However, since various factors can affect employee’s attitude and behavioral intentions, it would be necessary to apply various predictors that can affect strengthening organizational effectiveness in future studies. Lastly, employees may have different perceptions and attitudes toward IB depending on gender, age, job, position, and wage satisfaction. Thus, it would be meaningful to compare and analyze differences between groups by classifying employees based on specific demographic characteristics in future studies.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, J.P. and J.K.; methodology, J.K. and J.P.; validation, J.K.; formal analysis, J.K.; writing—original draft preparation, J.P.; writing—review and editing, J.K.; project administration, J.K. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research received no external funding.

Institutional Review Board Statement

This study was conducted according to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki, and was approved by the Institutional Review Borad of Korea National Sport University (20221209-093, 16 December 2022).

Informed Consent Statement

Informed consent was obtained from each respondent.

Data Availability Statement

Data will be provided on demand.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Appendix A

Table A1. Age * Gender * Organization Cross-Nested Table.
Table A1. Age * Gender * Organization Cross-Nested Table.
OrganizationGenderTotal
MaleFemale
Athletic organizationAge20s11819
30s281846
40s628
50 and more617
Total512980
Korea Sport Promotion FoundationAge20s448
30s231033
40s19423
50 and more9312
Total552176
Korea Paralympic CommitteeAge20s314
30s527
40s606
Total14317
Korea Sport & Olympic CommitteeAge30s268
40s404
Total6612
Taekwondo Promotion FoundationAge20s358
30s10212
40s404
50 and more101
Total18725
KSPO&COAge20s112
30s415
40s12113
50 and more16218
Total33538
TotalAge20s221941
30s7239111
40s51758
50 and more32638
Total17771248
Table A2. Age * Gender * Years of Employment Cross-Nested Table.
Table A2. Age * Gender * Years of Employment Cross-Nested Table.
Years of EmploymentGenderTotal
MaleFemale
Less than 2 yearsAge20s151328
30s14519
40s011
50 and more011
Total292049
2–less than 5 yearsAge20s7512
30s131023
40s505
50 and more808
Total331548
5–less than 10 yearsAge20s011
30s321648
40s707
50 and more415
Total431861
10–less than 15 yearsAge30s13619
40s15419
50s202
Total301040
More than 15 yearsAge30s022
40s24226
50 and more18422
Total18750
TotalAge20s221941
30s7239111
40s51758
50 and more32638
Total17771248
Table A3. Age * Gender * Position Cross-Nested Table.
Table A3. Age * Gender * Position Cross-Nested Table.
PositionGenderTotal
MaleFemale
Staff or senior staffAge20s151530
30s191130
40s505
50 and more718
Total462773
(Assistant) ManagerAge20s325
30s462369
40s28533
50 and more9312
Total8633119
(Deputy) General managerAge30s101
40s10111
50 and more718
Total18220
Head of departmentAge40s101
50s415
Total516
Temporary workerAge20s426
30s549
40s303
50 and more202
Total14620
OthersAge30s112
40s415
50 and more303
Total8210
TotalAge20s221941
30s7239111
40s51758
50 and more32638
Total17771248
Table A4. The Result of ANOVA by Gender.
Table A4. The Result of ANOVA by Gender.
FactorGenderMSDFp
Organizational management cultureMale3.550.771.0850.299
Female3.430.77
Internal communicationMale3.400.951.0790.300
Female3.250.97
Work engagementMale3.700.810.2270.634
Female3.650.72
Turnover intentionMale2.590.991.0290.311
Female2.720.94
Table A5. The Result of ANOVA by Years of Employment.
Table A5. The Result of ANOVA by Years of Employment.
FactorYears of EmploymentMSDFp
Organizational management cultureLess than 2 years3.660.771.8100.127
2–less than 5 years3.450.87
5–less than 10 years3.340.72
10–less than 15 years3.490.68
More than 15 years3.670.79
Internal communicationLess than 2 years3.590.912.0230.092
2–less than 5 years3.250.98
5–less than 10 years3.210.88
10–less than 15 years3.201.02
More than 15 years3.550.96
Work engagementLess than 2 years3.790.670.4700.758
2–less than 5 years3.580.93
5–less than 10 years3.700.72
10–less than 15 years3.650.84
More than 15 years3.700.79
Turnover intentionLess than 2 years2.380.931.2310.298
2–less than 5 years2.741.05
5–less than 10 years2.680.83
10–less than 15 years2.581.01
More than 15 years2.751.10
Table A6. The Result of ANOVA by Age.
Table A6. The Result of ANOVA by Age.
FactorAgeMSDFpPost-Hoc
Organizational management culture20s3.690.674.4360.005n/a
30s3.320.77
40s3.630.85
50s3.720.65
Internal communication20s3.590.903.6210.014n/a
30s3.140.98
40s3.541.01
50s3.450.69
Work engagement20s3.720.782.8840.036n/a
30s3.530.77
40s3.800.74
50s3.900.82
Turnover intention20s2.340.751.8750.134n/a
30s2.730.96
40s2.711.05
50s2.531.09
Table A7. Contrast Tests between Organizations and OMC.
Table A7. Contrast Tests between Organizations and OMC.
ContrastValue of
Contrast
Std. ErrortdfSig. (2-Tailed)
OMCAssume equal variancesdimension21−0.11300.21259−0.5322420.596
Does not assume equal variancesdimension21−0.11300.21009−0.53824.7970.595
Table A8. Contrast Tests between Organizations and IC.
Table A8. Contrast Tests between Organizations and IC.
ContrastValue of
Contrast
Std. ErrortdfSig. (2-Tailed)
ICAssume equal variancesdimension210.04020.260540.1542420.877
Does not assume equal variancesdimension210.04020.312410.12922.0890.899

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Figure 1. Proposed model.
Figure 1. Proposed model.
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Figure 2. Result for estimates of the model.
Figure 2. Result for estimates of the model.
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Table 1. Demographic characteristics (n = 248).
Table 1. Demographic characteristics (n = 248).
Categoryn%
GenderMale17771.4
Female7128.6
Age20s4116.5
30s11144.8
40s5823.4
50 and over3815.3
OrganizationKorea Sport & Olympic Committee124.8
Korea Sport Promotion Foundation7630.6
KSPO & CO3815.3
Athletic organization8132.7
Taekwondo Promotion Foundation249.7
Korea Paralympic Committee176.9
Years of
employment
Less than 2 years4919.8
2–less than 5 years4819.4
5–less than 10 years6124.6
10–less than 15 years4016.1
More than 15 years5020.2
PositionStaff or senior staff7329.4
(Assistant) Manager11948
(Deputy) General manager208.1
Head of department62.4
Temporary worker208.1
Others104
Table 2. The results of confirmatory factor analysis.
Table 2. The results of confirmatory factor analysis.
Variables and ItemsEstimateSECRAVEωα
Organizational management culture 0.9300.6280.9240.921
I know the core values and visions of my organization compared to others0.603
My organization reflects the values and visions set in its work0.7410.168
I know my role in communicating values and visions to external stakeholders0.7070.155
Most employees are interested in values and visions of my organization0.7710.163
Managers seem to understand values and visions of my organization and reflect them in their work0.7700.175
Organizational culture reflects values and visions pursued by my organization0.8570.181
My organization employs people who meet our values and vision0.7760.173
Managers help organizational employees understand and practice values and visions of the organization0.9010.188
Internal communication 0.8860.7230.8960.895
I think my organization’s internal publications are efficient in understanding its values and visions0.840
My organization guides applicants to understand the value and vision of the organization through pamphlets, notices, and website information when hiring0.8450.061
Education and training for internal employees of an organization helps to understand the value and vision of the organization0.8930.063
Work engagement 0.8380.6360.8120.805
I enjoy going to work0.707
I work passionately in my duties0.7000.074
I think the work I do is worth contributing to the development of my organization0.8980.095
Turnover intention 0.8480.5830.8780.878
I feel like quitting the current organization0.872
I want to work for another organization0.8690.063
I have prepared to change jobs0.7590.074
If I go back in time, I will not choose the current organization0.7190.068
x2 = 292.605, df = 129, p < 0.001, CFI = 0.946, TLI = 0.936, and RMSEA = 0.072
Table 3. The results of ANOVA by organization.
Table 3. The results of ANOVA by organization.
FactorOrganizationMSDFpPartial
η2
Post-Hoc
Organizational management cultureAthletic organization (a)3.240.767.2720.0000.131c, f > a
Korea Sport Promotion Foundation (b)3.480.81
Korea Paralympic Committee (c)4.070.77
Korea Sport & Olympic Committee (d)3.570.71
Taekwondo Promotion Foundation (e)3.420.49
KSPO & CO (f)3.960.59
Internal communicationAthletic organization (a)2.880.917.9760.0000.141f, c > a
Korea Sport Promotion Foundation (b)3.520.92
Korea Paralympic Committee (c)3.781.18
Korea Sport & Olympic Committee (d)3.330.89
Taekwondo Promotion Foundation (e)3.400.68
KSPO & CO (f)3.820.76
Work engagementAthletic organization (a)3.570.834.4130.0010.084e > d
Korea Sport Promotion Foundation (b)3.590.72
Korea Paralympic Committee (c)3.980.94
Korea Sport & Olympic Committee (d)3.390.85
Taekwondo Promotion Foundation (e)4.150.58
KSPO & CO (f)3.690.79
Turnover intentionAthletic organization (a)2.730.941.4680.201n/an/a
Korea Sport Promotion Foundation (b)2.661.01
Korea Paralympic Committee (c)2.221.17
Korea Sport & Olympic Committee (d)2.901.30
Taekwondo Promotion Foundation (e)2.700.67
KSPO & CO (f)2.390.97
Table 4. The results of ANOVA by position.
Table 4. The results of ANOVA by position.
FactorPositionMSDFpPartial
η2
Post-Hoc
Organizational management cultureStaff or senior staff (a)3.560.692.7110.0210.053d > f
(Assistant) Manager (b)3.450.75
(Deputy) General manager (c)3.550.71
Head of department (d)4.150.43
Temporary worker (e)3.790.95
Others (f)2.951.16
Internal communicationStaff or senior staff (a)3.410.881.2340.294n/an/a
(Assistant) Manager (b)3.280.95
(Deputy) General manager (c)3.401.07
Head of department (d)3.830.59
Temporary worker (e)3.631.15
Others (f)2.930.98
Work engagementStaff or senior staff (a)3.620.770.6860.635n/an/a
(Assistant) Manager (b)3.690.73
(Deputy) General manager (c)3.800.87
Head of department (d)4.060.33
Temporary worker (e)3.800.94
Others (f)3.471.16
Turnover intentionStaff or senior staff (a)2.620.921.6520.147n/an/a
(Assistant) Manager (b)2.670.92
(Deputy) General manager (c)2.651.10
Head of department (d)1.830.77
Temporary worker (e)2.391.17
Others (f)3.151.40
Table 5. Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis.
Table 5. Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis.
VariablesMSD1234
1. Organizational management culture3.510.770.628 (a)
2. Internal communication3.360.950.779 **0.723 (a)
3. Work engagement3.690.790.567 **0.444**0.636 (a)
4. Turnover intention2.620.98−0.470 **−0.302 **−0.511 **0.583 (a)
** p < 0.01, (a): Average Variance Extracted.
Table 6. The results of hypotheses testing.
Table 6. The results of hypotheses testing.
PathEstimateSEtpResult
H1-1. OMC → WE0.7070.2044.2040.000Accepted
H1-2. IC → WE−0.0790.096−0.5200.603Rejected
H2-1. OMC → TI−0.6120.316−3.4470.000Accepted
H2-2. IC → TI0.4170.1432.7050.007Rejected
H3. WE → TI−0.4210.136−4.5520.000Accepted
Note: OMC: Organization management culture; IC: Internal communication, WE: Work engagement, TI: Turnover intention.
Table 7. The results of mediation testing.
Table 7. The results of mediation testing.
PathDirect EffectIndirect Effect (p)Total Effect95% CI
(Bias-Corrected Bootstrap)
LowerUpper
H4. OMC → WE → TI−0.612−0.298 (0.005)−0.910−0.498−0.139
Note: OMC: Organization management culture, WE: Work engagement, TI: Turnover intention.
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