Jalil Pourzarnegar; Ebrahim Alidoust Ghahfarrokhi; Hossein Rajabi Noosh Abadi
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Objective: With the development of information technology and its entry into people's lives, new needs have emerged, including the development of sports in society; Therefore, the purpose of the research is the social media model in the development of sport for all.Methodology: This research was conducted ...
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Objective: With the development of information technology and its entry into people's lives, new needs have emerged, including the development of sports in society; Therefore, the purpose of the research is the social media model in the development of sport for all.Methodology: This research was conducted qualitatively with a data-based approach (Strauss & Corbin). Information was obtained through documentary studies and semi-structured interviews with the statistical population, including 15 professors and experts aware of the research topic until the theoretical saturation. The sampling method is non-random and purposeful. Open, axial and selective coding methods were used to analyze the data.Results: As a result of data analysis, 5 main categories, 20 sub-categories and 162 open source concepts were identified. Causal factors: (manpower, users, athletes and people interaction); Underlying factors: (technological advancement, ease of access, abundance of information, dynamism, freedom of expression and optimal price); Influencing factors: (barriers, filtering), strategies: (media management, introduction of new sports, taking advantage of opportunities, investment, socio-cultural activities) and consequences (development of sport for all, social media acceptance, public participation) were introduced.Conclusion: According to the model design of this research, it seems that by implementing the research model and benefiting from its achievements, it can be used in the development of sport for all through social media.
Afshin Mollaie Sefiddashti; Mehrzad Hamidi; Hossein Rajabi; Mohammad Mahdi Zolfagharzadeh
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Objective:The purpose of this research was to formulate the novel policies, strategies and scenarios based on the preferred foresight of national elite sport development. Methodology: The methodology was foresight focused on analysis method of cross impact and scenario writing. We used expert panel sampling ...
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Objective:The purpose of this research was to formulate the novel policies, strategies and scenarios based on the preferred foresight of national elite sport development. Methodology: The methodology was foresight focused on analysis method of cross impact and scenario writing. We used expert panel sampling which was purposive selection and sample size included 16 experts. Also, MICMAC as a strategic foresight software program has been utilized to analyze the cross impacts. Results: The influential driving forces were extracted from the research background and expert panel. The influence and dependence were identified. Finally, three key driving forces including the stability of tenure of managerial personnel and meritocracy, the national strategy to host mega-events and the government’s attention to women sport were introduced, the scenarios were formulated and the probable futures were described. Conclusion: The founding can open a different vision before managers’ eyes in elite sport. The stability of the tenure of management creates the enough opportunities to conduct plans; the meritocracy in terms of human resources employment makes the executive levers for managers; to host the event leads to develop infrastructure and gain the authorities’ attention to sport; finally, the women’s sport potential must be considered due to the global prominence of women’s sport growth.
