Developing a Strategic Value-Focused Decision Making Model with an Islamic Approach in Sport Management of Iran

The aim of this study was to achieve an exploratory model of strategic decision-making based on Islamic values ​​in sport management of Iran. The method of the study was qualitative that was conducted by grounded theory and systematic version. In the first stage, the data were collected by a review of Islamic texts and strategic documents of sport. Then, 46 religious experts, university professors and sport managers were selected through theoretical sampling method. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted for the subjects. The data were analyzed continuously by open, axial and selective coding. Interviews continued until theoretical saturation. The validity of the study was confirmed in terms of plausible, defensible and trustworthiness factors. Findings showed that causal conditions (commitment to values, world values, environment, inheritance, strategic plan, appointment and supervision), context conditions (individual characteristics, strategic factors, respect for God and conditions) and intervening conditions (anti-values ​​and extremes) affected the rule-of-right strategic decision-making process. They put the decisions in their right direction which leads to favorable results such as Godchr('39')s satisfaction and the worldly and afterlife results.