The mediating role of organizational culture in the effect of organizational laziness on the inertia and organizational performance of the Ministry of Sports and Youth

Abstract Introduction: The main purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of organizational culture in the effect of laziness on organizational performance and inertia. Methods:  This study was one of the series of correlational descriptive research that was conducted in the field. The statistical population consisted of all the employees of the country's Ministry of Sports and Youth, and 200 people were selected as the statistical sample of the study using a random method. Results:  The data collection tool was a standard questionnaire for the research variables, the validity of which was obtained and confirmed in a preliminary study using the confirmatory factor analysis method, and their validity was obtained and confirmed by Cronbach's alpha test. For experiment and data analysis, structural equation modeling method with partial least squares approach was applied. Conclusion: The results obtained from the VAF test in this research showed that the variable of organizational culture influences the effect of the variable of laziness on inertia and job performance by 0.42 and 0.56, respectively.