Sport Management and Development
Fahimeh Gharbi; Jafar Bargimoghaddam; Hamid Janani; Habib Mohammadpour Yaghini
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Objective: The aim of the present study was to explain the factors affecting the presence of donors in the development of sports venues and facilities.Methodology: The research method was a qualitative type of conventional content analysis, in which 16 specialists in the field of sports management, donors ...
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Objective: The aim of the present study was to explain the factors affecting the presence of donors in the development of sports venues and facilities.Methodology: The research method was a qualitative type of conventional content analysis, in which 16 specialists in the field of sports management, donors in the field of sports, and managers of the Ministry of Sports and General Departments of Sports and Youth were selected based on purposive sampling criteria, and interviews were conducted in a semi-structured in-depth manner.Results: After reviewing the interviews and analyzing them, 28 categories were coded, which were named in the axial coding process in the form of 7 major categories or themes: 1- Media capacity 2- Culture governing the society 3- Social background and context of donors 4- Attitudes, interests, and personal beliefs of donors 5- Patronizing policies 6- Culture-building in attracting donors 7- Achievements of endowments in the field of sports. In general, the formation of sports support and charity associations, the activation of provincial committees to attract the participation of sports-supporting donors, the creation of sports support and charity campaigns, the creation of sports support and charity funds, the creation of a sports support museum, and the formation of a board of trustees of sports support foundations were identified as factors for attracting donors.Conclusion: To this end, management strategies such as smoothing the existing obstacles in supporting sports through inter-organizational follow-up and coordination are among the essential measures. In addition to obvious achievements for cultural and social stakeholders, attracting and supporting donors in sports can be a breakthrough in many hidden corners of national and transnational arenas and provide the basis for the prosperity of society.
Sohila Tohidi; Hamid Janani
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Objective: The aim of this study was to identify and analyze the obstacles in communications and information technology development in Sports & Youth office of East Azarbaijan province. Methodology: The present study was done with descriptive-survey method. In order to prioritize the obstacles in ...
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Objective: The aim of this study was to identify and analyze the obstacles in communications and information technology development in Sports & Youth office of East Azarbaijan province. Methodology: The present study was done with descriptive-survey method. In order to prioritize the obstacles in information and communications technology development in the organization, the questioners of the researchers was designed and completed by 66 employee of Sports & Youth office of East Azarbaijan province. The data were analyzed by ANP, in significance level of 0.05 with using of SPSS 22 software and Super Decisions. Results: According to the findings, it was determined that inner and outer context were of the most important factors in information and communications technology development in Sports & Youth office of East Azarbaijan Province compared to the others; and ANP method determined that the outer context with the final weight of (0.517661) is in priority and intent with the final weight of (0.037778) was at the end of priority. Conclusion: Due to the importance of outer context factor in obstacles of information technology development in sport organizations, it can be stated that the managers of sports organizations should design a suitable plan in order to eliminate the obstacles.
