Esmaeil Deldadeh Mehraban; Zynalabedin Fallah; taher bahlake; Asra Askari
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Objective:The present study objective was to design a paradigm model for the maintenance of sports donors with an emphasis on the construction of sports venues.Methodology: The study Methodology was qualitative based on grounded theory and systematic approach. The statistical population included experts ...
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Objective:The present study objective was to design a paradigm model for the maintenance of sports donors with an emphasis on the construction of sports venues.Methodology: The study Methodology was qualitative based on grounded theory and systematic approach. The statistical population included experts and specialists in the field of attracting and retaining donors in sports. Sampling used based on Theoretical approach and data collection continued until theoretical saturation and 16 semi-structured interviews were conducted. In order to analyze the data, Strauss and Corbin's systematic method including open, axial, and selective three-step encodings was used.Results: Totally 124 initial code were created, Then all the same code were placed in its own category and reduced to 27 Subcategory, Eventually, 10 main categories were created based on secondary open source codes which included Lack of sports infrastructure, sports development, managerial factors, socio-cultural factors, economic factors, confidence building, constructive interaction with donors, government and donor synergy, culture and education, social effects and development of sports and infrastructure.Then, during the axial and selective coding process, the identified categories were placed in a paradigm model and the relationships between them were determined; Thus, the model of the maintenance of sports donors with an emphasis on the construction of sports venues was compiled.Conclusion: Recommended to managers and officials of the Ministry of Sports and Youth with Appreciate the sports donors as well as the information and planning in this area, keep the donors ready for future collaborations in the field of construction of sports venues.
elahe gheynaghi; Zynalabedin Fallah; taher bahlake; Asra Askari
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The study is to investigate the role of horse racing tourism in the economic development of Golestan, North Khorasan, Khuzestan, Tehran and Yazd provinces. It was a descriptive-analytical research, based on the data collection. The data collection tool was interview with 260 people from the managers ...
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The study is to investigate the role of horse racing tourism in the economic development of Golestan, North Khorasan, Khuzestan, Tehran and Yazd provinces. It was a descriptive-analytical research, based on the data collection. The data collection tool was interview with 260 people from the managers of the General Departments of Sport and Youth, the heads of equestrian teams, the General Departments of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism, coaches, agility riders and those responsible for organizing equestrian competitions and experts of organizations and the public and private sector institutions in Golestan, North Khorasan, Khuzestan, Tehran and Yazd provinces.
Due to the different groups in the statistical population, the research samples were selected using stratified-random sampling method. The research tool in the quantitative phase of the research was a researcher-made questionnaire. To analyze the data extracted from the questionnaires, exploratory and then confirmatory factor analysis were used by SPSS and AMOS softwares.
The results showed the components of entrepreneurship (15/02), income generation (18/73), marketing (17/37), investment (14/58), media and advertising (12/74), people-centered (10/45), socio-cultural phenomena (10/047), festivals (16/37), human resources (6/56), indigenous model (3/12), land management plan (3/91) and attractions (11/46) are of a significant impact in the economic development of the Golestan, North Khorasan, Khuzestan, Tehran and Yazd provinces. Due to the importance of horse racing tourism, managers and planners of the province's sports tourism sector must pay attention to the development and growth of this industry.
Saeeidh Maghsoud Lou; Zeinolabedin Fallah; Taher Bahlekeh; Asra Askari
Volume 20, Issue 52 , September 2021, , Pages 151-168
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The study is to examine the operating model of the mediating role of organizational agility and organizational innovation in the causal relationship between intellectual capital and organizational entrepreneurship in Iran’s Ministry of Sport and Youth. This was an applied, qualitative and correlational-survey ...
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The study is to examine the operating model of the mediating role of organizational agility and organizational innovation in the causal relationship between intellectual capital and organizational entrepreneurship in Iran’s Ministry of Sport and Youth. This was an applied, qualitative and correlational-survey research with the structural equation modeling approach. The statistical population included 890 employees of Iran’s Ministry of Sport and Youth, out of which 268 were randomly selected as the sample based on Krejcie and Morgan table. The following four questionnaires were used to collect the data: Bontis’ Intellectual Capital (2000), Sharifi and Zhang’s Organizational Agility (1999), Nasution’s Organizational Innovation (2011), and Brown’s Organizational Entrepreneurship (1997). Path analysis by LISREL using the Sobel test to determine the specific indirect effects showed that organizational agility is of a significant mediating role in the relationship between intellectual capital and organizational entrepreneurship; organizational innovation has also a significant mediating role in the relationship between intellectual capital and organizational entrepreneurship in Iran’s Ministry of Sport and Youth. The research model explanation indicates the high importance of intellectual capital, organizational agility, innovation, and entrepreneurship. These variables can, in an organizational work environment, contribute to organizational goals and improve performance.
