fuzzy delphi

The aim of this study was identifiy and prioritize factors affecting elite Badminton policy in Iran.

This study was mixed method. In qualitive section, population of study were elite people in management of Badminton and in quantitative section, the Badminton Family (Federation members, board of Badminton in provinces, cities and coaches) which in both section appropriate sample were collected. In this study to identify factors affecting elite Badminton policy in Iran Fuzzy Delphi was used.

According this method, these factors were identified: Financial support, Integrated approach to policy development, participation in Badminton, development system of Talent identification, integrated athletic and post-Career Support, training facilities, coaching provision & development, (Inter)national competition and Scientific research. To prioritize these factors, MADM and Copeland method were used. According to these methods, most important factor was financial support.

The elite Badminton system in Iran is heavily interventionist, centralized, bureaucratic and highly formal but unstable. The elite badminton system in Iran seems to be moving in the opposite direction, moving toward more concentration and government-led management.

The aim of the present study was to identify the factors affecting the public relations of physical education managers in terms of experts using fuzzy Delphi method and approval. It was done based on the opinion of sports managers. This research is applied in terms of purpose, which was done to achieve the desired goals in two independent and consecutive stages. In the first stage, according to the opinion of 20 experts in sports management and the use of two-stage fuzzy Delphi method, the research indicators were identified and in the second stage, these indicators were given to 95 university physical education managers in the form of a 5-choice Likert questionnaire. Were placed. The sampling method was available in this study and the second stage questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS.v22 and AMOS software. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis in the second stage of the research showed that 7 components of public relations of managers: media relations, social relations, financial support, cultural events and events, internal and external relations, research affairs and consulting affairs from Theoretically and practically, they are approved as components of public relations by managers. The results of this study, based on seven factors affecting public relations, suggest that in evaluating the public relations of physical education managers, multiple and multifaceted indicators should be considered and a comprehensive approach should be used for this purpose

The occurrence of corruption in sports is not a new phenomenon. However, in recent years, corruption in sports has taken on a complex and multifaceted form. It is no longer acceptable to consider isolated individuals or limited organizations as the main perpetrators of corrupt activities, because corruption has found a systemic character. And corrupt behaviors are usually carried out through a network that helps to hide the path of corruption. The purpose of this study is to analyze network corruption in sports. The research population is 18 university professors who have a history of research and study in the field of corruption. The factors of this research have been identified by reviewing the theoretical literature and research background (12 indicators). Multi-criteria decision making method including Fuzzy Delphi was used to analyze the data. Based on the findings of the present study, The highest consensus of experts on network corruption was assigned to the index of "diversity of skills and expertise of members" and the lowest was assigned to the criterion of "monopoly".

As we enter the 21st century, sports are becoming an essential part of the toolbox of a country’s public diplomacy. The aim of this study was at modeling of soft power implementation throughout sport diplomacy. This was a fundamental study, a qualitative one that held in survey. The statistical population included the international experts in the fields of public and sports diplomacy. By review of the literature, 200 experts were identified, and 30 experts were selected as sample using purposive sampling method. A semi-open researcher-made questionnaire was designed to collect the experts’ opinions. Fuzzy Delphi method was used for data analysis using Excel 2013 software. The results of two fuzzy Delphi round analyzes led to the confirmation of the model of soft power implementation throughout sport diplomacy. Hence, sports diplomacy resources were classified into three categories, including sporting events, sports human capitals, and sports producers and products. The conversion Tools of sports diplomacy resources to diplomatic outcomes were identified as official and sports diplomacy solidarity, competent cultural ambassadors, high performance, and mass media coverage. The outcomes of sport diplomacy endeavors were categorized into two groups of explicit/special outcomes and implicit/general outcomes. The main outcome of the implementation of sport diplomacy initiatives and plans is to create peace through the reduction/elimination of tension between hostile states/nations and the development of peace between friendly states/nations.

The aim of this study was to identify the cognitive function of Payame Noor University students about Covid 19 virus using fuzzy Delphi technique. The present study is a qualitative research, based on the present time, in terms of applied purpose, and in terms of collecting field information. The statistical population consisted of master and bachelor students of Payame Noor University of Alborz province. Non-random sampling method was selected. Data were also collected through in-depth and semi-structured interviews, and fuzzy Delphi technique was used to reach a possible agreement between experts to eliminate possible biases. Findings showed that the components of political cognition, economic cognition, cultural and social cognition, behavioral cognition and belief cognition had an explanatory role in shaping students' cognitive performance. Thus, students can solve the problems about the Covid virus 19 by identifying cognitive function. Also, other research findings showed that the highest rank is related to behavioral cognition and the lowest rank is related to political cognition. Thus, in cognitive performance, students gained more behavioral cognition, and their least cognition was political cognition.

The purpose of this study is to identify and prioritize the factors affecting the security of Iranian sports complexes. The mixed research method is a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. The statistical population of this study consists of two parts: qualitative and quantitative. In the qualitative section, sports management experts have comprised 11 Delphi panel members. In the quantitative section, the statistical population of this study is managers and staff of Karaj sports complexes (N = 785). In the qualitative section, all 11 Delphi Panel Experts have been selected as the sample. In the quantitative section 121 questionnaires have been returned to the researcher. The process of performing this research can be described in two general studies. In the first study, based on the fuzzy Delphi method, experts have identified the most important factors affecting the security of sports complexes: Environmental Control, Entrance Control, Qualification and Accreditation, Physical Protection Systems, Risk Management, Emergency Management, Communications, Security Personnel, Training (Modeling and Simulation), Protection against Toxic Substances, Sports Location Structure and Cultural Activities. In the second study, the factors obtained from the previous study have been distributed among the members of the sample through a questionnaire and the factors have been prioritized using multi- Attribute decision-making methods. The results of this study show that physical protection systems are the most important factor in securing sports complexes, followed by security personnel, sports facility structure, qualification and accreditation, entrance control, emergency management, environmental control, Education, risk management, communication, protection against toxic substances and cultural practices.

The purpose of this study is identifying and extracting the most important and influential component of sport diplomacy. At first, by reviewing related literature, the component was extracted. Then by using Fuzzy Delphi method, the questionnaire was validated by experts. In addition, exploratory factor analysis was used to summarize the themes extracted from the interviews, identify the factors, and name the extracted factors. Finally, 7 components of political currents, cultural exchange, peacemaking, national unity, economic development, transformation and communication and religious currents were extracted. After identifying the name of research variables in structural-interpretive modeling, the relationship between variables was examined by structural equation modeling test. The results of the structural equation model showed that political currents, cultural exchange, transformation and communication had a direct and significant effect on national unity. The relationship between political and peacebuilding has not been confirmed but national unity and excellence in peace diplomacy have a direct and significant impact on the economic development of societies.

The aim of this study was to identify sustainability entrepreneurship indicators in sport. Research method was qualitative and with regard to the exploratory type of research, Fuzzy Delphi method was used. Based on this method, the agreement rate of the specialists was evaluated. The specialists consisted of sport management and entrepreneurship professors and sport entrepreneurs. Sampling strategy was typical and acute. The results of three rounds in Fuzzy Delphi method introduced 64 indicators for sustainability entrepreneurship of Iran sport, that is to say with regard to the systemic view, input indicators in social dimension included human, social, and cultural capitals support indicators in economic dimension included financial and physical capitals support indicators in institutional dimension included relational and organizational capitals and finally output indicators included social and economic efficiency and justice in economic-social dimensions. Therefore, the importance of sustainability indicators for sport entrepreneurship and the attention of managers and politicians of sport development should be emphasized. Indeed, the obtained model has a comprehensive outlook on planning to develop sport entrepreneurship considering process and results of systemic view.