fatemeh saeedi; noshin benar; Seyed Reza Miraskari
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Objective: This study aims to examine the barriers to employment in Iran's sports labor market, with a particular emphasis on the macroenvironment, by synthesizing previous research.Methodology: The research employed a qualitative meta-synthesis approach using qualitative content analysis. The statistical ...
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Objective: This study aims to examine the barriers to employment in Iran's sports labor market, with a particular emphasis on the macroenvironment, by synthesizing previous research.Methodology: The research employed a qualitative meta-synthesis approach using qualitative content analysis. The statistical population included all domestic studies conducted between 2001 and 2023. A total of 580 studies relevant to the topic were evaluated, and 31 articles were purposefully selected. Using Sandelowski and Barroso's seven-step framework, the findings of previous research related to the study's objectives were analyzed, aggregated, synthesized, and interpreted. Through coding methods, 21 sub-themes and five main themes were identified.Results: The results categorized macroenvironmental barriers to employment in Iran's sports labor market into five main themes: economic barriers, cultural and social barriers, political barriers, knowledge and technology barriers, and legal and regulatory barriers.Conclusion: The findings indicate that employment development in Iran's sports sector faces numerous challenges within the macroenvironment. To address these challenges, a comprehensive and long-term approach by policymakers, managers, and economic stakeholders in this sector is essential. A deeper understanding of macroenvironmental barriers can help design more effective policies and strategies to promote employment in the sports labor market. These strategies may include economic reforms, political improvements, social support, technological advancements, and legal changes. Implementing such measures can create new and sustainable job opportunities in Iran's sports industry.
Sport Management and Development
Hosein Zareian; Fatemeh Saeedi; Mohammad Hosein Ghorbani
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Objective: This study aimed to identify and categorize the factors influencing the improvement of Iran's sports delegation performance in the Asian Games and the Olympic Games, and to provide practical strategies for enhancing this performance.Methodology: A qualitative research design was employed, ...
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Objective: This study aimed to identify and categorize the factors influencing the improvement of Iran's sports delegation performance in the Asian Games and the Olympic Games, and to provide practical strategies for enhancing this performance.Methodology: A qualitative research design was employed, based on the grounded theory approach using Glaser’s emerging method. The statistical population included officials from the Ministry of Sport and Youth, managers of the National Olympic Committee, presidents and secretaries of sports federations, faculty members in sports sciences, as well as coaches and athletes. Theoretical sampling was used, and theoretical saturation was achieved after conducting 25 interviews. Data were analyzed in three stages: open coding, axial coding, and selective coding.Results: A total of 296 indicators were identified and categorized across three levels (micro, meso, and macro) under 20 main themes and 66 sub-themes. At the micro level, factors such as physiological and physical conditions, psychological aspects, and technical, cognitive, and ethical skills were identified. At the meso level, the main themes included sports management and policymaking, financial resource management, strategic investment, events, support and logistics, facilities and equipment, human resources, media, and research. At the macro level, economic conditions, political relations, laws and regulations, cultural and social factors, modern technologies, and the geographical environment were emphasized.Conclusion: The results indicate that improving the performance of Iran’s sports delegation requires simultaneous attention to micro, meso, and macro level factors. Integration and coordination among these levels can provide the foundation for sustainable success in international sports competitions.
noshin benar; Fatemeh Saeedi; Masomeh Salahshori
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Objective: The present study aimed to identify the transmission channels through which the COVID-19 pandemic affected the sports economy of Guilan Province.Methodology: This research employed a qualitative approach, utilizing the grounded theory strategy based on Glaser's method (1992). Semi-structured ...
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Objective: The present study aimed to identify the transmission channels through which the COVID-19 pandemic affected the sports economy of Guilan Province.Methodology: This research employed a qualitative approach, utilizing the grounded theory strategy based on Glaser's method (1992). Semi-structured interviews were used as the data collection tool, and participants were selected through purposive and snowball sampling. A total of 19 interviews were conducted, and data collection continued until theoretical saturation and adequacy were achieved.Results: The results of open coding after the final screening indicated that 47 indicators could represent the transmission channels through which COVID-19 influenced the sports economy of Guilan Province. In the axial coding stage, these indicators were categorized into 14 concepts. Finally, selective coding led to the identification of six major categories: disruption in the supply side, disruption in the demand side, disruption in the labor market (employment), disruption in the private sector sports goods and services market, disruption in the public and semi-public sectors, and disruption in investment.Conclusion: Based on the findings, it is recommended that sports policymakers swiftly design and implement supportive measures and compensatory programs for sports business owners, considering the identified transmission channels. These actions can help prevent widespread closures and bankruptcies in the sector while contributing to the economic sustainability of sports. Additionally, governmental support and the introduction of investment incentives can facilitate the entry of new investors and promote the growth and development of sports services both during and after the crisis.
noshin benar; fatemeh saeedi; Azar Khosravi Aghdam
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Objective: The present study was aimed at providing a feasibility model for the development of electronic sports with the approach of business and job creation.Methodology: The research method is qualitative with exploratory nature and the data theory strategy of the foundation has been used in it. The ...
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Objective: The present study was aimed at providing a feasibility model for the development of electronic sports with the approach of business and job creation.Methodology: The research method is qualitative with exploratory nature and the data theory strategy of the foundation has been used in it. The statistical population of the study included elites and executive and academic specialists in the field of e-sports, business and employmentin Guilan province. Targeted and snowball sampling methods were used for sampling for semi-structured interviews. A total of 15 interviews were conducted and sampling continued until the study reached theoretical saturation and adequacy.Results: The research findings show that after more detailed classification, 143 sub-concepts 73 concepts and 18 categories have been enumerated in the form of a paradigm model including the development of e-sports as a central category and causal conditions (nature of stakeholders (actors) of e-sports ecosystem, economic nature). Intervention conditions (legal challenges, structural challenges), contextual conditions (identification, attractiveness), strategies (infrastructure development, capacity development, managerial-structural development, socio-cultural development) and consequences (improvement and facilitation of e-sports business environment) were located.Conclusion: based on the qualitative approach, the feasibility model for the development of e-sports was reviewed and depicted, and based on it, it can be said that managers and officials can strengthen technological infrastructure, educational infrastructure and physical infrastructure while developing human capabilities, financial capabilities and the marketing and platforming capabilities of business creation, partnerships, financial incentives, and a focus on culture-building, and information dissemination improve and facilitate the e-sports business environment.
Esmaeil Malek Akhlagh; Nooshin Benar; Alireza AbbasiGorji; fatemeh saeedi; Saba Hedayatifar
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Objective: provide a model of international strategic branding of Iranian wrestling with export and currency approach.Methodology: The research method is qualitative with exploratory nature and the grounded theory was used in it.The data collection tool was in-depth and structured interviews with experts ...
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Objective: provide a model of international strategic branding of Iranian wrestling with export and currency approach.Methodology: The research method is qualitative with exploratory nature and the grounded theory was used in it.The data collection tool was in-depth and structured interviews with experts in the field of international sports based on wrestling. Selection of individuals and conduct of interviews continued until the theoretical saturation was reached. Also, snowball sampling method was used to select the interviewees and the data obtained from the interview were coded and analyzed by grounded theorizing method.Results: A total of 153 initial codes were obtained from the analysis of 12 interviews. After extracting similar codes and after examining and putting them together and removing duplicate concepts, 53 main concepts were identified and were divided into 20 sub-categories. axial codes were categorized into 7 main categories. The obtained examples and concepts were in the form of a paradigm model including causal conditions, main phenomenon, intervening conditions, contextual conditions and consequences.Conclusion: : the results in the form of a qualitative model showed that by adopting appropriate strategies such as having a strategic approach to wrestling, holding a quality wrestling league, global marketing, creating sports tourism, facilitating the possibility of exporting and currency wrestling, It can be achieved by gaining domestic and national interests, reducing political tensions, preventing the violation of wrestlers' rights in world competitions, and facilitating the acquisition of hosting world events.
mahbobeh amadi; nooshin benar; hamid reza gohar rostami; fatemeh saeedi
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Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of customer knowledge management on fitness clubs customer lifetime value in Rasht.Methodology: This study was descriptive-survey one. In this research a self-made questionnaire including 13-questions customer knowledge management questionnaire ...
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Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of customer knowledge management on fitness clubs customer lifetime value in Rasht.Methodology: This study was descriptive-survey one. In this research a self-made questionnaire including 13-questions customer knowledge management questionnaire and 23-questions customer lifetime value questionnaire is designed. Statistical society includes female and male customers of Rasht fitness clubs. Subjects were selected by cluster sampling in Rasht 5 areas and eventually 460 customers cooperated with the research. In order to analyze the data SPSS 23 and Smart PLS are used.Results: Results shows that customer knowledge management has a significant positive effect on customer lifetime value and its dimensions, and high factor coefficients of research conceptual model indicates that customer knowledge management classification is positively effective on attracting customers, customers keeping in contact with club and also their beneficence.Conclusion: Finally, using the results of this research can be said that customer knowledge management has a significant effect on customer lifetime value and this way Rasht fitness clubs managers can make profit margin whit the use of customer knowledge management.
