Sajad Alipor; Keyvan Shabani Moghadam; Esmaeil Sharifian; Mohamad Nikravan
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This study was conducted to identify the consequences of privatization in sports in the country. The method of research is qualitative and exploratory analysis, which is done by the method of theme analysis. In order to collect information, in-depth and semi-structured interviews with 19 experts and ...
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This study was conducted to identify the consequences of privatization in sports in the country. The method of research is qualitative and exploratory analysis, which is done by the method of theme analysis. In order to collect information, in-depth and semi-structured interviews with 19 experts and specialists in the field of sports, people with university education (faculty members) and people with managerial experience in sports organizations and institutions, coaches and sports elites were used. Data analysis in the coding process with the help of MAXQDA software led to the identification of 30 categories in the form of two central codes of positive and negative consequences of sports privatization. Interpretation and analysis of research findings showed that the negative consequences of privatization at the level of sports in the country are more than the positive consequences and there are the widest negative consequences of privatization at the managerial and club level.
somayeh mohammadi; Behzad Izadi
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The purpose of the current research was to identify and prioritize the structural challenges of attracting and maintaining sponsors in niche professional sports in Iran. The research method was qualitative and quantitative (mixed) and in the form of thematic analysis, and the statistical population included ...
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The purpose of the current research was to identify and prioritize the structural challenges of attracting and maintaining sponsors in niche professional sports in Iran. The research method was qualitative and quantitative (mixed) and in the form of thematic analysis, and the statistical population included experts in the field of sports (presidents, vice-presidents, secretaries and marketing managers of federations and managers and deputy ministers). The sampling method was purposeful and in-depth interviews were conducted with 24 participants until theoretical saturation. In order to analyze the data, coding technique and Nvivo software were used. After identifying the challenges, with the aim of ranking them, an AHP questionnaire was designed and provided to 16 experts in the sports and marketing industry. Results showed that structural challenges to attract financial sponsors in niche professional sports in 10 themes and structural challenges to maintain financial sponsors in professional niche sports were identified in 8 themes and prioritized by AHP method. Finally, according to the obtained results, managers are suggested to pay attention to its long-term consequences for the organization when making decisions in the field of marketing, especially the attraction and retention of financial sponsors. Decisions that are made consciously and carefully can bring people together to achieve common organizational goals.
Arsalan Choulaki; ramazan karimi
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In the field of sports, due to rapid technological developments, knowledge-based affairs and intense competition, the selection and appointment of qualified managers based on specific criteria is one of the most important and sensitive issues in the work process of sports federations.The main purpose ...
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In the field of sports, due to rapid technological developments, knowledge-based affairs and intense competition, the selection and appointment of qualified managers based on specific criteria is one of the most important and sensitive issues in the work process of sports federations.The main purpose of this study is to identify the drivers of the election of heads of sports federations in Iran. This research is applied, qualitative and has an inductive approach. In order to analyze the data obtained from semi-structured interviews, the thematic analysis method was used. The statistical population of the study was knowledgeable individuals of sports federations and faculty members of universities who were selected using purposive sampling method with snowball approach. The data from the semi-structured interviews were saturated after the 23rd interview. The result of qualitative data analysis was the identification of 123 concept codes, 65 basic themes and 7 organizational themes including "socio-communication parameters", "sports specialization requirements", "communication skills", "political behavior" and "managerial abilities", "intellectual capital management". And "personality parameters" were presented in the form of a model. Finally, based on the results, some suggestions were made in this area. Finally, in addition to designing and presenting the network model of research topics, it was found that managerial abilities with 408 repetitions had the most role and political behavior with 61 repetitions had the least role in selecting the presidents of sports federations.
