Halim berdi sharei; bahram ghadimi; Mehrdad Navabakhsh
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to define the practical indicators in sports diplomacy. Qualitative research method is used in this research. The research community in the qualitative stage includes university professors, managers and high officials of sports in the country, experts of sports federations ...
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The purpose of this research is to define the practical indicators in sports diplomacy. Qualitative research method is used in this research. The research community in the qualitative stage includes university professors, managers and high officials of sports in the country, experts of sports federations and senior managers in the field of international sports relations. The sampling method was theoretical and purposeful, and the researcher tried to study the subject of the research by taking advantage of the opinions and participation of experts. In this research, library, field, and semi-structured interview methods were used to collect data until reaching theoretical saturation. The results of data analysis were obtained using Max Kyoda (2020) qualitative analysis software, during three stages of open, central and selective coding. Finally, 227 primary concepts were extracted. The review and analysis of the interviews showed that there are five influential categories including environmental factors, human resource management factors, individual factors of efficient people, organizational factors and communication factors. Using effective people in the field of sports diplomacy in order to plan in the field of productivity and use the abilities and sports expertise of these people in meeting the needs and progress of the country's sports can be an effective step in the development of the country's diplomacy.