مجله رویکردهای نوین در مدیریت ورزشی
پیاپی 4 (بهار 1393)

The aim of the present study was to investigate and compare women’s role and presence in management positions of sport and non-sport organizations of Khorasan Razavi province. The research method was descriptive of comparative type with was conducted as a field study. The statistical population in sport organizations consisted of all sport chairwomen and vice chairwomen of sport boards in Khorasan Razavi Province (N=43) and all female managers and employees in Sport Organization of Mashhad Municipality (N=34). The statistical population for the non-sport organization consisted of all female managers and employees in Education General Office of Khorasan Razavi province (N=51). Due to the limitation of the subjects, all female employees and managers were selected as the sample. A standard questionnaire was used to collect data. The validity was confirmed by experts and its reliability was established through Cronbach Alpha Coefficient (α=0.83). For data analysis, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, independent t, and U Mann-Whitney tests were applied. The findings revealed a significant difference in gender discrimination, contradiction between work and family, family support and work relationships between sport and non-sport organizations (P≤0.005). Moreover, there was no significant difference in gender stereotype, glass ceiling, and leader support between sport and non-sport organizations (P≥0.005).

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.

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and entrepreneurship in postgraduate students of sport management at Payame Noor University. Statistical population included 700 M.A. students of sport management at Payame Noor University. 248 students were selected as the sample by cluster random sampling method. To achieve the research goals, Siberia Shrink Questionnaire of Emotional Intelligence, and Skarbove and Zimer Entrepreneurship Questionnaire were used. For data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics including Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Single Sample t student test, liner regression, and multiple regression were used with SPSS. The results indicated that the emotional intelligence of the students was not desirable while their entrepreneurship was average. Besides, there was a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and entrepreneurship of the students, that is to say emotional intelligence could predict their entrepreneurship. From sub-components of emotional intelligence, self-awareness, empathy and social skills only could predict their entrepreneurship. So it is suggested that students’ emotional intelligence should be improved by instructional courses and it is necessary to include an entrepreneurship course in their syllabus to strengthen their entrepreneurship.

Health development and implementation of learning culture and process in organizations, either services or productive, will lead to increased productivity. So, the aim of the present study was to develop a structural model of organizational health, learning process and learning culture in Iran sport federations. The present study was a field research using correlation test. The population was all the staff of Iranian sport federations. The sample was selected by a stratified random sampling method (n=234). To collect data, Learning Process and Culture Questionnaire by Qorbanizadeh (2010) (α=0.92) and standard Organizational Health Inventory (OHI) by Lynden and Klingele (α=0.91) were used. In inferential statistics, construct validity, multiple construction and Structural Equation Modeling were used with Lisrel 8.8. The results showed that the regression coefficients and T amounts of the relational model of health, learning culture and process were approved. Also, there were significant relationships among all variables. According to these results, it is important to pay special attention to the health of the organizations and its specific characteristics, and learning process and culture in sport federations in order to institutionalize and stabilize their productivity.

The aim of this study was citation analysis of physical education and sport sciences theses of postgraduate students of Mazandaran University from 2004 to 2009. This study was conducted using citation analysis (descriptive-analytical). The statistical population consisted of 4417 citations that were extracted from the references of 42 theses of Mazandaran University. To collect data, a checklist was used. Results showed that physical education postgraduate students used Latin sources to a great extent (76.49%) to write their theses but they used Persian resources to a very lesser extent (23.50%). Another result showed that citation of scientific productions of supervisors and advisors was very low, that is to say out of 4417 citations, only 56 citations (1.26%) referred to the scientific productions of supervisors and advisors. Finally, given the diversity of physical education interdisciplinary studies, it is necessary to have at least one specialized professor as a consultant in order to assist students in writing their theses.

This study was conducted to design and provide a sport entrepreneurship model based on the relationship between organizational entrepreneurial resources and outputs in Ministry of Sport and Youth. The statistical population consisted of all managers and staff of this ministry (N=396) and 200 subjects were randomly selected as the sample. Two researcher-made questionnaires of organizational entrepreneurial resources and organizational entrepreneurial outputs were used. Their validity was confirmed by experts and their reliability was calculated as 0.92 and 0.93 respectively by Cronbach alpha in a pilot study with 30 subjects. For data analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient, multiple regression, factor analysis, one-group t test, path analysis and structural equations were used with SPSS and LISREL. The findings showed that the existing condition of Sport and Youth Ministry was non-entrepreneurial with an emphasis on the studied variables. There was a positive and significant relationship between financial resources accessibility and organizational entrepreneurial outputs (α≤0.05) and a negative and significant relationship between time accessibility and organizational entrepreneurial outputs. It can be predicted that an increase in organizational entrepreneurial resources will increase organizational entrepreneurial outputs.

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of job satisfaction on the affective commitment of employees in Ministry of Sport and Youth. All employees of Ministry of Sport and Youth in 2015 comprised the statistical population (N=772). Random sampling method was used and finally 256 people were selected as sample. 256 employees were selected as the sample by simple random sampling method and they responded to Job Satisfaction Questionnaire by Hartlin and Ferrell (1996) and Affective Commitment Scale by Mowday et al. (1979). Confirmatory factor analysis of first order, factor analysis of second order and structural equation modeling as well as some indexes of goodness of fit were used to analyze the data. The results showed that job satisfaction had a direct and intensive effect on affective commitment (β=0.61), that is to say a unit of change in job satisfaction changed 0.61 unit in affective commitment. Thus, an increase in job satisfaction increased employees' emotional attachment to participate in the organization.