مجله رویکردهای نوین در مدیریت ورزشی
پیاپی 26 (پاییز 1398)

The main aim of the present study was to investigate the role of talent identification management in martial arts. 200 subjects with a history of management in Martial Arts Federation, coaches of national teams and World and Asian champions (men and women from 2005 to 2014) and the experts familiar with sport talent identification management issues (142 males and 58 females) were selected with purposive sampling method and voluntarily participated in the study. A researcher-made questionnaires with acceptable validity and reliability was used. In inferential statistics section, factor analysis was used to extract related factors and components; Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used calculate the internal consistency of the questionnaire. The significance level was considered as 0.05. The results showed that all the causal relationships were not significant and cultural factors and not leaving the organization were not significant. The root mean squared error of approximation of the presented model was reported as 0.09. GFI, AGFI, NFI and CFI in the model under investigation were 0.9, 0.87, 0.83, and 0.85 respectively. According to the indexes and outputs of LISREL software, it can be stated that the data partly comply with the model, and the presented indicators show that the proposed model offered is totally in a good fit.

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of sport diplomacy in foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The entire research process included two steps: the first stage of research included qualitative research (using interviews with university professors and elites, reading articles, books and documents) and the second stage of the study included quantitative research of descriptive-analytical type (using Delphi and AHP method). After the end of the first phase of the study, 41 variables related to the main and the secondary aims of the research were identified after the end of the second phase of the Delphi method and the final screening. The results showed that the introduction of rich and civilized culture in Iran, the introduction of tourism attractions of the country and attracting tourists and paving the way for dialogue between different nations, facing less resistance in societies and countries of destination in political negotiations, the possibility of a reduction of military confrontation among countries and the reduction of the importance of military issues, no hostile tone in sport diplomacy along with higher attraction of this diplomacy were the most important roles of sport diplomacy in the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran from the viewpoints of the elites.

The aim of this study was to analyze those factors affecting sustainable performance of Iran football industry. Considering the exploratory nature of the research, qualitative research method was used to identify the most important factors related to the research topic. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 28 experts. Using grounded theory, the research sample was selected as a combination of theoretical sampling method and snowball sampling. The results identified 53 barriers in 7 sectors which affected sustainable performance of the Iran football industry: sport and technology, infrastructure and equipment, revenue and business, media broadcasting and fan support, legal and regulatory, policy making and organizational, managerial and human resources. In order to have a sustainable performance in sport and income and business sectors, special attention should be paid to eliminate the above barriers. In addition, the findings showed that a series of actions should be taken by internal and external factors such as managers active in the institutions of Iran football industry and the Ministry of Sport and Youth and Islamic Consultative Assembly and other relevant institutions in order to overcome these obstacles.

The current research aims at ranking marketing factors and offering a strategic marketing model for northwest sports facilities. This study is a kind of applied research with descriptive procedure. The instrument was the questionnaire of SeifPanahi Shabani (2013) and the population was all of the managers and staff of sport facilities such as halls and sports complex and stadiums of West Azerbaijan, East Azerbaijan, and Ardabil provinces. Stratified random sampling was used and 350 participants were chosen as the sample by Morgan table. The collected data was analyzed by structural equation model and was ranked by establishing the effective factors in strategy of sports facilities marketing. In order to assess the goodness of the model of sports facilities marketing strategy, Amos Graphics software was used. Considering the challenges and variations, only the companies and organizations with very strong marketing viewpoints can be successful in future. To achieve such a marketing, factors such as management, environment, strategy, target market segmentation and conditions must be considered as the influencing factors.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of service brand elements on loyalty of football premier league fans and also the validity and reliability of the questionnaire. The statistical population consisted of the Iran football premier league fans. 384 subjects were selected using the Cochran formula by purposive convenience sampling method. Krystallis and Chrysochou service brand questionnaire (2014) and the brand equity questionnaire of Aaker (1998) were used to collect data. The face and content validity of the questionnaires were confirmed by sport management professors. In order to analyze the data, Cronbach's alpha was used to determine the internal consistency, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to determine the construct validity and structural equation modeling (SEM) to test the model. The findings indicated internal consistency (α=0.92) for the service brand loyalty questionnaire. Regarding the construct validity, based on the amount of relationships and T-value, all items had a significant relationship with the components and were good predictors of their components.  Also, the t-test confirmed the fit of the model. As a result, the internal and external validity of the service brand loyalty model was confirmed. Finally, it can be said that the service brand loyalty questionnaire in sport is a valid and reliable measure which can be used to assess service brand loyalty among fans, and to gain consistent results. It is suggested that sport marketing managers should pay enough attention to the effectiveness of each of these variables in order to increase fans’ loyalty.

Strategic Management is the science and art of formulating, implementing and evaluating multiple task decisions that enable organizations that achieve their goals. The aim of this study is designing a effective mechanism for implementing strategic plans in Iranian Sports Organizations and Federations. This study has a qualitative approach and we used the grounded theory as a research method. For gathering data we studied high level documents and we interviewed with 28 experts who were aware of this subject.  The validity of this research was examined and approved by the interviewers and then expert professors. The reliability of it is %87 which was obtained by using the methodology of the interstitial agreement. For data analysis we used the continuous comparison method in three stages: open, axial and selective coding. The results of the research showed that the implementation of strategic plans has influenced by factors of human resource development, external factors, organizational environment factors, management factors, educational factors, cultural reform factors, structural and process reform factors, and implementation mechanism. Organizations and sports federations can transmit the strategic plans to the operational stage with the step-by-step implementation of this mechanism and complete the gap between formulating and operation.

In this research, with the aim of evaluating championship productivity indicators in Iranian Olympic federations, a research project that is influenced by a limited time domain is introduced as a guide to studying trends and Using a researcher-made questionnaire, the content, formality, appearance, and criterion of the synchronous type were evaluated by the reliability of the instrument emphasizing the Cronbach's alpha method, and with a coefficient of 0.92, the reliability coefficient was obtained. Interview and calendar of the sports federations in three The financial, material, and human components are empirical data in the champion dimension of the 24 Olympic federations of Iran, including base groups, playing with ball and rockets, in the opinion of senior managers of federations, which, according to the number of Olympic federations of all federations, were considered as a total number as a statistical sample. According to inferential statistics analysis, t-test statistical models (in order to assess the views of experts and managers of Olympic federations in relation to productivity indices), and using the method of lysis and prioritization, the coefficients t, showed that the Iranian sports federations in the champion component show lower standard productivity in financial, material, and human components.

The purpose of this study was evaluation the efficiency and sensitivity analysis of iranian Olympic federations. This study is type descriptive and retrospective the information was collected, field. Statistical population study included was 25 Olympic federations of the country. Due to the low number this population Sampling total number was used. In order to determine efficiency of federations, the used DEA model. In order to determine the input or output indicators of the evaluation of the Chi square test, determining the efficiency of federations and identifying inefficient federations in two methods of CCR and BCC output-axis and in the sensitivity analysis was used to determine the optimal input and output. SPSS and DEA Solver software were used to analyze the data. The results showed that 17 federations were efficient in both CCR and BCC patterns and scale efficiency and 6 federations were inefficient in both CCR and BCC models. Having large resources for produce outputs has led to an increase in the size the organization And, on the other hand, having low resources for produce outputs leads to small size of organization and in two cases causes inefficiencies in federations.

The purpose of this study was to develop a model of corruption management in Iran’s sport. The present study was applied in terms of method, qualitative and in terms of purpose, which was done with the approach of the data theory of the foundation and in the way of the Glaser (1992). First, through preliminary studies, the Preliminary List of Corruption Factors was identified. Then, semi-structured interviews with 15 knowledgeable elites were conducted on the subject of research to achieve theoretical saturation through theoretical sampling and snowball. The quality of the findings was confirmed by the theory verification strategy and Scott test. The proposed model consists of four main sections. The central section of the model represented major forms of corruption in sport, in particular, financial and ethical corruption. Factors affecting the sport corruption included four categories of political, structural, socio-cultural and economic factors. Coping strategies of sport corruption include legal solutions, IT development, knowledge development and social responsibility development. Finally, the consequences of sport corruption were categorized in four groups include functional impacts on sport, socio-cultural, financial impact, and impacts on stakeholders. The results confirm the complex nature and wide range of corruption in sport, and the proposed model can be used to understand, control and manage the corruption in sport used by national policy-makers and sports organizers.

The purpose of this study was to present a model of football development in Iran with an emphasis on the preconditions of the presence of female spectators. This research is developmental as purpose aspect, exploratory research as a strategy aspect that was implemented as a qualitative method. The population of this research study was faculty members and elites in sport management that were selected as purposeful and snowball and were subjected to semi-structured interviews. Based on Grounded Theory Method, analysis and coding of the data were performed in three stages, and five of the participants confirmed the validity of the coding by verifying the findings of the research. The results showed the model is composed of three parts. At the first level of the model, ten categories affect the preconditions of the presence of female spectators in Iranian football stadiums. In the second part of the model, the preconditions for the presentation are effective on likely presence of the maximum of spectators and fans and at the third level, the maximum presence is effective on the development of football in Iran. The research findings will help sports managers and officials to provide the preconditions for the presence of female spectators in football stadiums to accelerate and facilitate international football development in Iran.