Mohsen Ahmadi; meysam noori khanyourdi; Javad Mostafaei; Rasoul Shahbazi
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Introduction: the purpose of this study was to codify strategies for sports tourism development in Ardabil province based on SWOT and QSPM model.Methodology: This research was of type field research which was done Field-based and descriptive-analytical method. The research method was of the type mixed ...
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Introduction: the purpose of this study was to codify strategies for sports tourism development in Ardabil province based on SWOT and QSPM model.Methodology: This research was of type field research which was done Field-based and descriptive-analytical method. The research method was of the type mixed (qualitative-quantitative). The statistical population of the study consisted of all managers and experts of the General Department of Sports and Youth (80 people) and the Tourism and Heritage Department of Ardabil province (120 people) (N = 200); the sampling was taken as a whole. The data collection tool was made in the qualitative section of the open questionnaire and interviewed by experts and in the quantitative section of the researcher's questionnaire that validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by 12 sports management professors and its reliability was calculated (α = 0/93). For codify and extraction of strategies, SWOT analysis was used to rank the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of Friedman Ranking Test.results: The results showed that in strengths of the subfactor "insurance of athletes' events" are of the highest importance and in the weak section of the subfactor "low utilization of experiences in the development of cross-sport and tourism" as the highest point of weakness from the viewpoint of respondents was selected and in the Opportunities section of the subfactor, "The presence of highly trained and capable guides in attracting foreign sports tourists" is of the highest importance and in the threats section of the subfactor, "the Shortage of comprehensive and coordinated program for the development of sport tourism" was selected as the highest case that threatens the tourism industry in Ardabil province.Conclusion: In order to develop sports tourism in Ardabil province, providing quality and better services to athletes, benefiting from the experiences of other cities and countries, making maximum use of experts, and developing applications and operational plans can greatly contribute to the development of tourism in Ardabil province.
Meysam Nouri Khanyourdi; Mehdi Bashiri; Rasool Faraji
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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.
