Saeed Sadeghi Boroujerdi; ramazan karimi; Bahram yoosefy
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The purpose of this study was to identify the mental patterns of the team performance process in Football players with a mixed approach (quantitative - qualitative) and using Q methodology. The course in this study included 18 people (6 sports management professors, 6 experienced coaches and 6 successful ...
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The purpose of this study was to identify the mental patterns of the team performance process in Football players with a mixed approach (quantitative - qualitative) and using Q methodology. The course in this study included 18 people (6 sports management professors, 6 experienced coaches and 6 successful players with B.A. and M.A. degree of education who were selected purposefully). The statistical population of the study consisted of the players of the first league football teams of the country, 21 of them were selected purposefully. Based on interviews and reviewing the research literature, 36 Q's statements were extracted and presented in a 36-card questionnaire and one Q-type questionnaire for the players to determine their degree of agreement or opposition. Based on the results of Q-type exploratory factor analysis, participants' mentality was categorized into five factors: team motivation, team quality, team learning, team skills, and team decision. These patterns explain 62.28% of total variance. Based on the results of this study, it is recommended to the managers of the country's sports system that in order to evaluate the performance of the coaches and the sports teams, in addition to the current ranking in the end of the season, other goals of the performance process, such as the identified patterns of the research.
Amir Olfati; Bahram Yoosefy; Shahab Bahrami; Hossein Eidi
Volume 19, Issue 47 , June 2020, , Pages 203-222
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This research is to design and explain a model of accountability system in sports organizations. The research method was of a mixed one (quantitative and qualitative) and the statistical population included two statistical societies, professors and experts in the field of sport and all managers and staff ...
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This research is to design and explain a model of accountability system in sports organizations. The research method was of a mixed one (quantitative and qualitative) and the statistical population included two statistical societies, professors and experts in the field of sport and all managers and staff of the Ministry of Sports and Youth. In the qualitative section, 25 people from the professors and experts in sports were deliberately targeted. In the quantitative section, 211 people were selected from the directors and staff of the Ministry of Sports and Youth by sampling. The research instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire, which was used to validate the exploratory factor analysis, and its reliability was calculated through Cronbach's alpha (0/96). The results showed that functional responsiveness had the most impact on organizational accountability (49/0) compared to other studied variables. Followed by legal accountability (0/42) which was based on accountability, an organization was influential. Administrative responsiveness (0/36), technology and media accountability (0/35), financial accountability (0/27), moral accountability (0/20) and social accountability (0/11) were in subsequent ranks as the effective variables on organizational responsiveness. Also, democratic accountability had an effect (0/268) that its effect was not confirmed. It is suggested that the managers of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, as policy makers in the field of sports and youth, use the suggested model of the present study to increase the effectiveness of this organization.
Bahram Yousefi; Sahar Amiri; Behesht Ahmadi; Keyvan Shabani Moghadam
Volume 14, Issue 30 , August 2016, , Pages 71-90
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Athlete Brand Image (ABI) consists of three main dimensions: athletic performance, attractive appearance and marketable life style. The purpose of this study was to analysis the pattern of on fan- player identification with athlete brand image. A total of 530 University students completed ...
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Athlete Brand Image (ABI) consists of three main dimensions: athletic performance, attractive appearance and marketable life style. The purpose of this study was to analysis the pattern of on fan- player identification with athlete brand image. A total of 530 University students completed Scale of Athlete Brand Image (SABI) which developed by Arai, Jae Ko and Kaplandou (2013), and modified Cohen & Perse’s (2003) Identification Scale respectively. Structural Equation Model (SEM) showed that from ABI dimensions, athletic performance and marketable life style has significant path loading on fan- player level of identification. This dimension reflects personality of an athlete and the social perception toward athletes. Therefore, despite athlete’s performance, to enhance fan- player level of identification, athletes and their manger are recommended to invest a substantial part of their activities on generate athlete effective marketable life style. This could be achieved by behaving ethically in and out off the field with sensitivity toward socio-cultural issues, being good role model and good leader for fans, socially responsible, and showing appreciation for fan/ spectators.