Farzad Nobakht; Mohammad Ehsani; Hashem Koozehchian; Mojtaba Amiri
Volume 14, Issue 28 , September 2015, , Pages 25-37
Abstract
This study is to analyze the contextual success factors of small and medium enterprise in Sports in Iran.
The research method is field-descriptive, that carried out using a Persian self-designed questionnaire with acceptable validity and reliability. The statistical population and sample of this research ...
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This study is to analyze the contextual success factors of small and medium enterprise in Sports in Iran.
The research method is field-descriptive, that carried out using a Persian self-designed questionnaire with acceptable validity and reliability. The statistical population and sample of this research include sport SMEs in Iran (n=306, N=1500). Data gathered using distribution questionnaire among company executives and analyzed with factor analyze.
The study discloses that marketing, Business plan, Government support, networking, Entrepreneurial readiness, technology, legality, information access and capital access are important factors in sport business success.
The results suggest that the owners of these businesses should pay more attention to the perfect business plan, improve marketing activities, networking, using of government support, technology development and entrepreneurship levels. Government agencies and universities should also be prepared to give assistances in those fields. Improving legality can be helpful to Simplification of bureaucracy.
Masomeh Kalateh sayfari; Hashem kuzehchin; Mohammad Ehsani; Sayed Yaqub Hossein
Volume 12, Issue 19 , April 2013, , Pages 191-204
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of two organizational variables, Psychological Empowerment and organizational commitment on intention to continue volunteering in student sports that was carried out by a descriptive field method. The Statistical population of this study was the ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of two organizational variables, Psychological Empowerment and organizational commitment on intention to continue volunteering in student sports that was carried out by a descriptive field method. The Statistical population of this study was the whole of students that they had corporation with physical education offices of state universities of Tehran as volunteers. (N=338). Stratified random sampling was used and for determining sample size from statistical population, Morgan table was used, the data were gathering from 186 volunteers. In order to collect data, the researcher used Psychological Empowerment, organizational commitment, Intention to continue and demographic questionnaires. Descriptive methods were used to analyze the data and in order to determine the effect use of structural equation modeling (SEM) through software of Amos graphic /18 was was used. Generally Data analysis of results showed that empowerment and organizational commitment were effect on intention to continue volunteering. These two organizational variables are important factors in retaining student sports volunteers.