Mazaher Zolfaghari; zahra Nobakhat; mehdi Naderinasab
Abstract
Objective: Today, football has been transformed into a trade with a lot of changes, from the state of a simple exercise, and has raised itself to other industries and professions. The aim of this study was to design an economic development model of Iranian Pro League clubs. Method: In terms of type, ...
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Objective: Today, football has been transformed into a trade with a lot of changes, from the state of a simple exercise, and has raised itself to other industries and professions. The aim of this study was to design an economic development model of Iranian Pro League clubs. Method: In terms of type, correlation and in terms of purpose is applied. The statistical population consisted of 46 managers and board members of clubs and 237 of football experts and 92 of the university professors 375 who were selected by using simple random sampling method in research. The research instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire and the questionnaire validity (n = 16) was confirmed. Also, the reliability of the questionnaire was calculated using Cronbach's alpha. In order to analyze the data and check the fit of the model, structural equation modeling was used with PLS3 and SPSS24 software. Results: The results of path analysis showed that the structural improvement, financing and resource resources, the development Approaches of sport Championships and professional, talent management system, financial management system and sports operation, market of transportation, strategic management of the club has a significant effect on variables. But the structure and property of the club, marketing system, stakeholders ' management have no significant effect on research variables. Conclusion: With these results, we can strengthen and focus more on factors influencing the economic development and improve the financial status of clubs, especially for non-private football clubs that do not have a direct income source.