mohammad mahdieh; shahab bahrami; Shamsuddin rezaei; mona farzadfar
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Due to the environmental challenges of sports and conflicts between organizational management and human resources in sports, civil disobedience behaviors, as a multidimensional challenge, require identification of influencing factors and provision of effective solutions. The aim of this study was to ...
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Due to the environmental challenges of sports and conflicts between organizational management and human resources in sports, civil disobedience behaviors, as a multidimensional challenge, require identification of influencing factors and provision of effective solutions. The aim of this study was to develop a conceptual model for managing human resources’ civil disobedience behaviors in Iranian sports. The research method was qualitative with a multiple grounded theory approach. In line with the methodology, concepts were extracted from two samples: scientific and executive experts (18 participants) and scientific texts (28 articles). Sampling was conducted based on theoretical saturation and purposive judgmental methods. Data collection tools included semi-structured interviews with experts and a conceptual extraction framework from texts. The validity and reliability of the research were confirmed by the coders’ agreement coefficient (0.69). Data analysis was performed using multiple-stage coding in the multiple grounded theory approach. Findings revealed that the conceptual framework consisted of 183 initial codes, 44 axial codes, 14 selective codes, and 6 main categories. Based on the coding framework and the nature of theoretical relationships in the multiple grounded theory approach, a conceptual model was designed and explained. The main categories and their selective codes included causal conditions (social pressures and organizational problems), core phenomenon (manifestations and types of civil disobedience), contextual factors (cultural, individual, and environmental characteristics), intervening factors (media, economic, and governance influences), strategies (structural and behavioral), and consequences (organizational, occupational, social, and environmental). The extracted framework emphasizes the necessity of shifting from reactive management to a proactive.
Majid Rajaei; Sirous Tadbiri; Javad Mehrabi
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Good governance in these institutions plays a key role in enhancing efficiency, legitimacy, and sustainability; however, the intellectual structure and conceptual network of this field within the sports context have been scarcely explored. This study aims to delineate the conceptual network and elucidate ...
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Good governance in these institutions plays a key role in enhancing efficiency, legitimacy, and sustainability; however, the intellectual structure and conceptual network of this field within the sports context have been scarcely explored. This study aims to delineate the conceptual network and elucidate the intellectual structure of research on good governance in human resource systems within sports organizations. The present study employed a mixed-methods approach and scientometric methodology. Data were collected from domestic databases (Magiran, Noormags) and international databases (Scopus, Web of Science) for the period 2000 to 2025, and were screened according to the PRISMA protocol. Ultimately, 163 articles were analyzed using VOSviewer and Bibliometrix software through co-word and co-citation analysis techniques. Findings indicate that scientific output in this field has followed an accelerated trend since 2010, categorized into seven conceptual clusters: structural-legal governance, behavioral-cultural governance, professional competency development, macro-management strategies, participatory mechanisms, developmental-contextual requirements, and outcome indicators. Co-word analysis revealed the central position of the concepts of transparency, accountability, and participation, alongside the drivers of digitalization and development within sports institutions. These clusters crystallized in the research model as a three-layered framework comprising the human resource management system, principles of good governance, and intervening factors. The proposed model can serve as a diagnostic tool for human resource systems within the Ministry of Sport and Youth, federations, and clubs. By establishing transparency systems, strengthening multi-level accountability, and designing participatory-oriented mechanisms, the groundwork for the implementation of good governance in sports human resources can be provided.
Mahsa abdolmaleki; Behzad Izadi; Abed Mahmoudian; Mohammad Malaki
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The current research was conducted with the aim of identifying and prioritizing the obstacles to the development of women's weightlifting in Iran. The research method was mixed and the participants included the officials of the federation, the officials of the provincial boards, coaches, referees and ...
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The current research was conducted with the aim of identifying and prioritizing the obstacles to the development of women's weightlifting in Iran. The research method was mixed and the participants included the officials of the federation, the officials of the provincial boards, coaches, referees and female weightlifters, who were selected by the purposeful sampling method in the number of 14 people, and a semi-structured interview was conducted with them until theoretical saturation. In the qualitative part, from the theme analysis approach and the Atlas ti software, and in the quantitative part, for the weighting of the components, from the cause-effect relationship analysis method (DEMATEL) based on the data from the questionnaires of 8 participants. The qualitative part was used. The findings showed that the obstacles to the development of women's weightlifting in Iran include seven themes and 19 sub-themes; Weakness of development management (national level and provincial level), weakness of development resources (financial and support resources and facilities and equipment), weakness of development participation (talents and athletes, coaches and referees, enthusiasts and learners, specialists and sports activists and managers and experts), weakness of supporting processes development (knowledge and technology, training and empowerment, marketing and communication), weakness of development areas (basic and amateur weightlifting and championship and professional weightlifting), weakness of development support (supporting women's sports and supporting men's weightlifting) and the environment development challenges (social-cultural environment, sports environment and international environment). This study presents a comprehensive list of challenges and obstacles to the development of women's weightlifting in Iran.
Nazanin Rasekh; Hamid Ghasemi; Saeed Jafari; Abed Mahmoudian
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The research is to identify the challenges and strategies for the optimal presence of women in championship sports.It is based on the foundation's data theory with the Strauss-Corbin approach, and the participants were various actors in the field of women's championship sports, including professors and ...
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The research is to identify the challenges and strategies for the optimal presence of women in championship sports.It is based on the foundation's data theory with the Strauss-Corbin approach, and the participants were various actors in the field of women's championship sports, including professors and researchers, managers and officials of the National Olympic Committee and federations, coaches, athletes, team owners and there were women's clubs. The method of selecting the participants was purposive sampling and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 of them until theoretical saturation was reached.
The findings indicated that 18 subcategories are classified in the form of five main categories such that causal factors include financial and administrative obstacles, rules governing women's sports and the lack of development of female coaches, background factors. This includes family gender values, gender inequality and space and facilities limitations, intervening factors, jurisprudential problem creation and passive reaction in facing inequality, inclusive strategies, commercialization of women's championship sports, talent management, modeling, All-round support for women's championship sports, constructive interaction, gender socialization, legislation in women's championship sports and the consequences also include qualitative and quantitative development of women's championship sports inside and outside the country. The proposed model can be used as an analytical tool for the basis of planning, decision-making and action in the field of Iranian women's championship sports in order to overcome the challenges in the field of women's optimal participation in championship sports by using various strategies.
Mozgan Gazaei; Mina Mostahfezian; AmirReza Naghsh; Ali Chori
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The purpose of the current research is the challenges and opportunities of human resources in the sports industry against digitalization in the future. In terms of objective, it is applied and in terms of qualitative research method, it is based on thematic analysis approach. In this research, according ...
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The purpose of the current research is the challenges and opportunities of human resources in the sports industry against digitalization in the future. In terms of objective, it is applied and in terms of qualitative research method, it is based on thematic analysis approach. In this research, according to the purpose of studying the participants based on targeted sampling from among the elite (professors of sports management with at least two researches in the field of human resources, sports industry and digitalization), managers of selected sports organizations (Ph.D. and 5 years of management experience) and public relations managers of selected sports organizations (at least 5 years of management experience) were selected (19 interviews). In order to collect information, a semi-structured and in-depth interview was used. Validity and reliability were confirmed. The results of the theme analysis related to the overarching theme of human resources challenges of the sports industry against digitalization in the future showed that infrastructural, financial, structural/management and human challenges, including themes that create challenges and the results of the theme analysis related to the overarching theme of resource opportunities The human resources of the sports industry against digitalization in the future showed that the capacity of human resources and knowledge and technology are among the constructive themes of the opportunities of the human resources of the sports industry against digitalization in the future.
mahboob zaki; Mohammad Nasiri
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The aim of this study was to meta-analyze the factors controlling corruption in sports organizations in the country. The research method was descriptive and meta-analytical. The statistical population included 17 internal studies conducted in the field of corruption control factors in sports organizations ...
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The aim of this study was to meta-analyze the factors controlling corruption in sports organizations in the country. The research method was descriptive and meta-analytical. The statistical population included 17 internal studies conducted in the field of corruption control factors in sports organizations in the period from 2006 to 2020. From the statistical population, 8 studies that met the criteria for entering meta-analysis were selected as a statistical sample through the census method. A total of 39 factors were extracted from the sample research and classified into six major categories: economic, organizational, cultural, rules and regulations, individual and other factors, and entered into the meta-analysis process. Hedges g index was used to calculate the effect size. Due to the heterogeneity in the meta-analysis, the results of the random effects model were considered. The average size of the combined effect in the random effects model for the factors affecting corruption in sports was 0.807, which is significant at the level of 0.001 and according to Cohen's classification, the size of the effect is considered large. Dual and Tweed method (0.8) also showed that there is no diffusion bias error. Finally, the results of meta-analysis for subgroups showed that economic factors, other factors (outsourcing and commitment) and organizational factors have the greatest impact on corruption in sports organizations, respectively and by increasing annual salaries and benefits commensurate with the inflation of society, hiring qualified and committed employees with clear employment criteria, most of the corruption can be controlled.
Saman Izadmehr; sara keshkar; reza saboonchi
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The present study was conducted with the general aim of designing a workforce retirement model with an emphasis on the competence of human resources and individual characteristics in sports. The research method was a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods that was done in 1400. In the qualitative ...
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The present study was conducted with the general aim of designing a workforce retirement model with an emphasis on the competence of human resources and individual characteristics in sports. The research method was a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods that was done in 1400. In the qualitative part, the nominal interview method was used and in the quantitative part, the interpretive structural method was used. The statistical population included sports and human resources experts. The requirement of expertise in this study was the availability of at least a master's degree and at least 10 years of work experience in the field of sports. The research samples were purposefully selected and the interviews were continued until theoretical saturation. it continued to 18 interviews. 381 codes were counted from 18 interviews, which after removing the duplicate codes, 82 unique open codes for the retirement pattern of manpower in sports organizations remained. The results of research data analysis showed that 8 main categories include the development of manpower training processes, planning and implementation of manpower planning and recruitment and retirement plan, continuous evaluation of staff, identification of efficient staff and improving internships, improving staff work environment and increasing Quality of work, reform of structure and reduction of surplus manpower based on transparent and logical indicators, meritocracy and succession and knowledge management as factors of manpower retirement in sports and based on them quantitative and qualitative model of optimal manpower retirement in sports design.
