Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 PhD student in sports management, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad university, Kermanshah, Iran
2 Associate professor in Department of sports management, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad university, Kermanshah, Iran
3 Assistant Professor of sports Management, Research institute of Physical Education and Sports Sciences
Abstract
The strategic alignment is defined as the proportion between the internal structure of the organization and its external environment, and sports federations need to have a strategic alignment with other corresponding sports organizations. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the key drivers of strategic alignment development in Iranian sports federations based on futures research approach. The type of research is applied, it is mixed in terms of method (qualitative-quantitative) and analytical-exploratory in nature. 20 experts were used to extract the variables and 14 experts were used for cross-analysis by purposive sampling. To analyze the data, a combination of panel expert methods and MICMAC cross-effects were used. Findings showed that the four key drivers had the greatest direct impact on the development of strategic alignment in Iranian sports federations that including creating a communication network between different organizations related to each other, develop a strategic plan with emphasis on strategic alignment between sports federations with related organizations, report of the strategic plan prepared by the federations to the relevant organizations and decentralized decision-making, respectively. It is suggested to the sports managers of the country to pay attention to the key drivers of the development of strategic alignment of sports federations and to use the potential capacities of the Office of Joint Affairs of sports federations to monitor the strategic plans of different sports federations for strategic alignment.
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