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European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science ISSN: 2501 - 1235 ISSN-L: 2501 - 1235 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1011167 Volume 3 │ Issue 11 │ 2017 THE EFFECT OF CRITICAL THINKING AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING ON THE PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE OF SPORTS TEAM LEADERS AT TRABZON UNIVERSITIES, TURKEY Kürşat Yusuf Aytaçi Adiyaman University, School of Physical Education and Sport, Turkey Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of critical thinking and knowledge sharing on the professional performance of sports team managers in Trabzon. In terms of the purpose of the research is the applied type and in terms of method is descriptive and correlational, and in terms of information gathering method is a survey method. The statistical population of this study included all managers of sports teams of Trabzon universities (N=300). Morgan table was used to determine the sample size and 169 people who were selected by simple random sampling method. To collect the required data, Paterson professional performance (1998), Ricktes Critical Thinking (2003) and Yong Chi Knowledge Sharing Questionnaire (2006) were used to answer the questionnaire. SPSS software was used for data analysis and multivariate regression coefficient was used to analyze the hypotheses. The results of the research indicate that critical thinking and knowledge sharing on the professional performance of sport team managers in Trabzon city have a significant positive effect (p <0.05). Keywords: critical thinking, knowledge sharing, professional performance 1. Introduction Human resources are the most valuable assets of any organization. Because other factors, such as technology, capital, etc., are dependent on human resources. In spite of the technical and technical progress, no factor has succeeded in replacing human resources with human being as a key factor in the organization, and the management of Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 93 Kürşat yusuf “ytaç THE EFFECT OF CRITICAL THINKING AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING ON THE PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE OF SPORTS TEAM LEADERS AT TRABZON UNIVERSITIES, TURKEY the organization should strive to properly recognize this capital and develop its potential and talents. And effectively mobilize it to advance the organization's goals (Alwani, 2003). Professional performance in the field of management is an important factor in the development and advancement of organizational goals and is a cognition of how the goals of an organization or institution are measured. Professional performance is to achieve or exceed organizational and social goals and carry out the responsibilities placed on individuals (Hersey and Blanchard, 1992). In general, there are many factors affecting professional performance, one of which is critical thinking. The unique feature of man and the distinctness of other beings is the power of his thinking. Thinking has different types, one of the most important of them is critical thinking. The philosophers and philosophers of psychology, philosophy and art have provided various definitions of critical thinking. One of these definitions expressed by John Dewey in the book How to think , states: Critical thinking is an action in which the existing situation leads to the confirmation or production of other facts, or a way in which future beliefs are based on past beliefs (Shabani, 2012). Critical thinking means normal skepticism. Individuals with critical thinking with features; are acceptance of new ideas, flexibility, tendency to change, innovation, creativity, analyticity, daring, tiredness, enthusiasm, energetic, risktaking, knowledge, aptitude, observation and thinking (Popil, 2010). Critical thinking is considered as an essential cognitive process for the growth and enjoyment of knowledge, and this kind of thinking is applicable to problem solving and decision making in any context, whether social, clinical, ethical, managerial or political (Guille et al., 2010). Another variable that influences professional performance is knowledge sharing. Knowledge sharing is one of the strategic steps of the knowledge management process. In fact, organizations must specifically control and manage the proper type of knowledge associated with their processes and consider knowledge as an important source for the creation and maintenance of a competitive advantage in the organization, and in particular, sharing knowledge for improvement the performance of government processes in a competitive environment (Brent, 2007). Knowledge sharing is a culture of knowledge-based interactions that involves the exchange of tacit and explicit knowledge, the experiences and skills of managers between organizational units or the whole organization (Yong-chi, 2006). If knowledge is personalized and not shared, the managers of the organization will be individually involved in the learning process and will not be willing to share their knowledge with other project members (McNeil, 2003). In fact, sharing knowledge can simultaneously affect individual abilities and organizational competencies and lead to strengthening European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science - Volume 3 │ Issue 11 │ 2017 94 Kürşat yusuf “ytaç THE EFFECT OF CRITICAL THINKING AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING ON THE PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE OF SPORTS TEAM LEADERS AT TRABZON UNIVERSITIES, TURKEY the ability of intellectual capital of the organization in the field of human and organizational capital (Watanabe, 2008). Given the above, the main purpose of the present research is to answer the question of how critical thinking and knowledge sharing affect the professional performance of sports team managers in Trabzon. For viewing / downloading the full article, please access the following link: https://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejep/article/view/1099 . European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science - Volume 3 │ Issue 11 │ 2017 95