Seyed Ahmad Nezhadsajadi; Mehrzad Hamidi; Mohsen Arsalan
Volume 5, Issue 1 , May 2016, , Pages 103-116
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Objective: The purpose of this research was to identify and prioritize the perspectives and strategies in Tehran municipality sport organization using AHP model. Methodology: This study was descriptive-analytical. The statistical population included all managers of sports organization in Tehran municipality ...
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Objective: The purpose of this research was to identify and prioritize the perspectives and strategies in Tehran municipality sport organization using AHP model. Methodology: This study was descriptive-analytical. The statistical population included all managers of sports organization in Tehran municipality and the strategic council members of Tehran municipality Sport Organization (N=145). Sixty persons were chosen as the statistical sample. Early indicators of research were extracted from dissertation of Nejad Sajadi (2012). The final indicators were designed through the sample's ideas. Final questionnaire was given to the statistical sample. AHP model was used to integrate the views and priorities as well as weight criteria and sub-criteria. Results: The results showed that in prioritization of the views and strategies of the sport in Tehran municipality, the financial perspective and the internal process perspective were the highest and lowest priority, respectively. Conclusion: It seems that the citizenship exercise should rely on itself financially (as first priority). And in terms of internal perspective, it has acceptable conditions and can fulfill his duties using its current inputs to achieve its objectives (as last priority).
Mehrzad Hamidi; Mohmmad Kazemi Reza; Hidar Soleimani Gatabi
Volume 2, Issue 1 , April 2013, , Pages 55-64
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AbstractObjective: The purpose of the present study was to identify innovation potentials in football refereeing. Because of the technological changes and innovations that have been created in the football industry, it seemed important and essential to do this study.Methodology: This study was an applied ...
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AbstractObjective: The purpose of the present study was to identify innovation potentials in football refereeing. Because of the technological changes and innovations that have been created in the football industry, it seemed important and essential to do this study.Methodology: This study was an applied one; quantitative in its purpose and qualitative in its method. The statistical population were national and international referees, assistant referees, and referee assessors. The method of sampling was purposive and judgmental. The statistical samples were elite football referees.Results: The results of this study indicated that elite referees, assistant referees and assessors agreed with the use of new technological innovations in the game. It demonstrated that using new technologies affected directly and indirectly on the referees’ performance, too.Conclusion: The use of these technologies will affect the referee performance directly and indirectly.Keywords: Innovation, Football industry, Technological innovation, Football refereeing.
Esfandeyar Khosravizadeh; Mehrzad Hamidi; Jahangir Yadolahi; Mohammad Khabiri
Volume 1, Issue 1 , April 2012, , Pages 11-25
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AbstractObjective: The purpose of this study was to develop strategies for NOC of Islamic Republic of IRAN.Methodology: The statistical population of this study included managers and employees of NOC.IR.IRAN, sport and managing elites and strategic council members (147). In this study 80 managers and ...
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AbstractObjective: The purpose of this study was to develop strategies for NOC of Islamic Republic of IRAN.Methodology: The statistical population of this study included managers and employees of NOC.IR.IRAN, sport and managing elites and strategic council members (147). In this study 80 managers and employees, 20 elites and all of strategic council members (10 people) were selected as the statistical sample. In order to gather data, surveys and strategic council meetings were used. In the survey, the strategic situation and strategies forms were used. In order to analyze data, Friedman test and SWOT analysis were used.Results: Findings revealed that, NOC.IR.IRAN strategic situation was in SO box. So, all of 13 strategies were determined and developed for NOC.IR.IRAN. Conclusion: Therefore, the NOC of Iran should use its strengths and opportunities more effectively to achieve its goals.Key Words: SWOT analysis, Strategies, NOC of Islamic Republic of IRAN.
Mehrzad Hamidi; Zhaleh Memari; Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi
Volume 1, Issue 1 , April 2012, , Pages 55-74
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AbstractObjective: The purpose of this study was to explain the confirmatory factor analyses of a scale provided for the selection of Iranian national coaches.Methods: The method of this study was descriptive and survey type. The scale designed for selecting coaches was prepared by compiling the list ...
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AbstractObjective: The purpose of this study was to explain the confirmatory factor analyses of a scale provided for the selection of Iranian national coaches.Methods: The method of this study was descriptive and survey type. The scale designed for selecting coaches was prepared by compiling the list of effective variables on coach selection and conducting a confirmatory study. The study instrumrnt was a questionnaire consisting 25 components. Its content and face validity were confirmed by faculty members. Coronbachs’ Alpha coefficient was used to test the reliability of the questionnaire (p<0.01). Four hundred fifty people consisting of elite athletes and coaches, managers with high experience in sports, experts and professors were used as the statistical sample and finally, 407 questionnaires were completed.Results: The results indicated that the scale for Iranian national sport coach selection consisted of 4 factors. Each of factors, variables and factorial loading of each variable, the most important factors and the impact of each factor were determined. Based on confirmatory study the resulting structure of exploratory factor analysis was confirmed and finally the path analysis model was approved. According to this model, the Iranian national sport coach selection norms were leadership skills including communication skills, specific skills and technical skills (technical experience and operational capacity). According to the path analysis model, the leadership skills factor and technical skills factor have bilinear correlation together (0.92).Conclusion: The high correlation of leadership skills and technical skills indicated that if the coach were lacking in each of them, they can invest in and improve other factor. The present model is similar to Lean & jesk’s model (1993) and it can be used for selection of national coaches.Key words: Technical skills, Communicational skills, Leadership skills.
