Mohammad Soleymani; Tayebeh Zargar; Farideh Sharififar; reza nikbakhsh
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The aim of this research was to identify the key drivers of the Volleyball Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran using a strategic foresight approach. The research methodology was mixed, utilizing content analysis in the qualitative section and fuzzy Delphi and structural analysis in the quantitative ...
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The aim of this research was to identify the key drivers of the Volleyball Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran using a strategic foresight approach. The research methodology was mixed, utilizing content analysis in the qualitative section and fuzzy Delphi and structural analysis in the quantitative section. Participants included national and club team coaches, national team athletes, international referees, volleyball officials, and members of the executive board of the Volleyball Federation in the qualitative section, while experts and university professors were selected in the quantitative section based on criteria such as work experience in volleyball, knowledge of futures studies, advanced education, and over 10 years of work experience. In the qualitative section, participants were selected through sampling and theoretical saturation, and 20 of them were interviewed. In the quantitative section, sampling was also used, and 10 individuals were selected based on four criteria: work experience in volleyball, knowledge of futures studies, advanced education, and over 10 years of work experience. Data collection tools included interviews, The results of this research indicated that out of a total of 46 influential drivers on the future of the Iranian Volleyball Federation, eight key drivers under the titles of "Being among the top four teams in the world and the Olympics," "Dynamic League," "Asian Championships and Asian Games," "Investment in talent identification," "Iranian volleyball capacity," Strengthening competitors," "Attracting financial supporters," and "Providing support" played a more critical role in the future actions of the Iranian Volleyball Federation.
farhad eghbalsefat ronaghi; Ali Mohammad Safania; Farideh Sharififar
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The aim of this study was to explain and predict the motivation to participate in recreational sports activities in Tehran. This research was conducted using a mixed method (qualitative-quantitative), the qualitative part of which was based on the Strauss and Corbin approach using grounded theory. In ...
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The aim of this study was to explain and predict the motivation to participate in recreational sports activities in Tehran. This research was conducted using a mixed method (qualitative-quantitative), the qualitative part of which was based on the Strauss and Corbin approach using grounded theory. In the qualitative part, the research strategy was exploratory and conducted through interviews with experts (cultural, artistic, and sports managers). The results showed that the causal conditions variable can strongly explain and predict the motivation to participate in sports activities. The statistical interpretation of this issue is that by changing one unit in the causal conditions, it is expected that 0.0984 units of change in motivation to participate in sports activities will occur. Also, the contextual conditions variable is able to explain and predict the motivation to participate in sports activities on average, and it is predicted that by changing one unit in the contextual conditions, 0.518 units of change in motivation to participate in sports activities will occur.
eslam karimi; Farideh Sharififar; reza nikbakhsh
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Abstract The present study seeks to compile the Causes affecting the strategic management of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran. From this perspective, the research data using a qualitative research approach and Delphi study, with the formation of a ١٣-member Delphi panel of experts ...
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Abstract The present study seeks to compile the Causes affecting the strategic management of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran. From this perspective, the research data using a qualitative research approach and Delphi study, with the formation of a ١٣-member Delphi panel of experts in the field of football Sport and At the academic and executive level, who were selected using purposive or judgmental sampling; Through a semi-structured interview or Semistandard (in the first round of Delphi) and a closed questionnaire (in the second to fourth rounds of Delphi); Was collected. Research data using thematic analysis and the network of themes type in the first round of Delphi and Kendall’s Coefficient of concordance (W) to achieve the final consensus of experts on the importance of Causes affecting the strategic management of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Used in subsequent rounds. In order to validate the Qualitative findings, the validity method of communication and the audit method have been used, and for the reliability of the Qualitative findings, the method of reproducibility and transferability or generalizability has been used. Results of research in four Delphi rounds have shown that the Causes affecting the strategic management of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran consist of Causes: structural (macro) with ١٠ variables, organizational (medium) with ٩ variables and action (micro) with ١ variable. Therefore, it is important to develop a strategic document, pay attention to privatization, creating regulatory mechanisms, pay attention to professionalism
