Sport Management and Development
Saeed Abdi; Rahim Ramzaninezhad; HamidRaeza Goharrostami
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The goal of the research was to design a model for professionalizing student sports. In terms of its applied purpose, it was descriptive-correlational in nature.The statistical population of the research was all managers, experts from the Deputy of Physical Education and Health of the Ministry of Education ...
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The goal of the research was to design a model for professionalizing student sports. In terms of its applied purpose, it was descriptive-correlational in nature.The statistical population of the research was all managers, experts from the Deputy of Physical Education and Health of the Ministry of Education and the provinces, and physical education teachers. A sufficient number of statistical samples were selected and surveyed for structural equation modeling(369 people).A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data, the face validity of which was confirmed by 15 experts.The reliability of this tool was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha test(0.99)and its composite reliability was also confirmed. Structural equation modeling was used inPLS4andSPSS26software to analyze the data and examine the fit of the model.The results showed that the effect of professionalization opportunities and professionalization requirements on professionalization management was direct, positive, and significant.The effect of professionalization management on human capital empowerment and resource optimization was, positive,and significant, but it did not directly affect the interorganizational efficiency variable.Also, the effect of human capital empowerment and resource optimization on interorganizational efficiency was direct, positive, and significant.The effect of inter-organizational efficiency on health and wellness programs, education and learning, and holding events was also direct, positive, and significant.Likewise, the effect of health program variables, education and learning, and holding events on professional development is direct, positive, and significant. Considering the capacities that exist in student sports and recognizing professionalization paths, various programs and activities in student sports can be moved from a normal level to an advanced level.
Sport Management and Development
Samar Atta Jafar; Rahim Ramezani nejhad; Noshin Benar
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Objective: The purpose of the present research was to present a smart sports tourism model in order to develop sustainable sports tourism in the Kurdistan Region based on structural modeling.Methodology: This research is quantitative in terms of implementation, applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey ...
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Objective: The purpose of the present research was to present a smart sports tourism model in order to develop sustainable sports tourism in the Kurdistan Region based on structural modeling.Methodology: This research is quantitative in terms of implementation, applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey type. The statistical population of the research included all tourists in the tourist areas of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq who were selected through purposeful and accessible sampling (223 people). For measurement, a researcher-made questionnaire with 71 items and a Likert scale scoring system were used, and SmartPLS version 4 software was used for data analysis and modeling.Results: The results showed that in the designed model of smart sports tourism, the requirements for the development of smart sports tourism (smart economy, smart society, smart governance, and smart technologies) with an impact coefficient of 0.932 had an impact on smart sports tourism services (smart nutrition, smart attraction, smart transportation, smart shopping, and smart payment) with an impact coefficient of 0.423 on the sustainable development of smart sports tourism, and the conceptual model of the research was confirmed.Conclusion: Implementing the requirements for smart tourism in all four macro-level areas, such as governance, society, economy, and technology, will lead to the development of sustainable sports tourism, and managers and responsible institutions must strengthen smart platforms in these sectors so that smart services in sports tourism can have an impact on the development of sports tourism.
Sport Management and Development
Mohammad Sadegh Vaghar; Hamidreza Goharrostami; Rahim Ramzaninezhad
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Objective: This study aims to propose a framework for aligning sports development pathways by leveraging the capacities of sports organizations in Iran.Methodology: This qualitative research employed thematic analysis with the participation of 16 experienced sports management professors and managers. ...
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Objective: This study aims to propose a framework for aligning sports development pathways by leveraging the capacities of sports organizations in Iran.Methodology: This qualitative research employed thematic analysis with the participation of 16 experienced sports management professors and managers. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and systematic literature review. The validity and reliability of the data were confirmed through expert review and coder agreement.Findings: The analysis yielded 170 conceptual codes, 39 sub-themes, 11 main themes, and 5 overarching themes, including organizational capacity assessment, system capacity building, capacity utilization, development alignment, and sustainable capacity for sports development and peace. The results indicated that effective use of organizational capacities requires addressing challenges, adapting to environmental conditions, structural and managerial efficiency, systemic capacity identification, strategic interventions, and optimization of mechanisms.Conclusion: The study underscores the need for an integrated and purposeful approach to harness the diverse capacities of sports organizations to achieve sustainable development goals in Iranian sport. Without comprehensive capacity recognition and strategic utilization within theoretical and operational frameworks, such goals remain unattainable. The proposed model provides a practical tool for policymakers and sports managers to revise strategies, strengthen organizational infrastructures, and enhance cross-sectoral coordination, thereby facilitating sustainable sports development and promoting its national and international role.
Samaneh Nazari; Rahim Ramezaninejad; Hamid Reza Goharrostami; Mohammad Mahdi Rahmati
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Objective: The purpose of this research was to analyze the dominant approaches in women's sports with an emphasis on gender analysis.Methodology: The current research was qualitative research and used thematic analysis method. Therefore, 150 valid research articles were analyzed and coded based on conceptual ...
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Objective: The purpose of this research was to analyze the dominant approaches in women's sports with an emphasis on gender analysis.Methodology: The current research was qualitative research and used thematic analysis method. Therefore, 150 valid research articles were analyzed and coded based on conceptual commonality (gender approache in sport) and purposive sampling technique. The research validation method was also applied based on the presentation and feedback of the research results to the experts for its final approval.Results: Based on the theme analysis of the research data, from 11 basic themes were extracted three organizing themes including the domination of gender norms in sports, media representation of women's sports and gender discrimination in sports were identified, which were able to represent the central theme of gender dominant approaches in women's sports.Conclusion: Based on three basic themes, the change in the roles, attitudes and beliefs of the society towards women's sports can change the gender norms in sports; Quantitative and qualitative representation of women's sports in the media and social media to make appropriate objectification of women's participation; And finally, the establishment of gender equality in rights and benefits, resources, education and management can lead to a better understanding of women's sports and, as a result, create policies and strategic plans in this field.
Mohammad Javad Ziya; Rahim Ramezaninejad; Mohammad Ebrahim Razaghi
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Objective: The objective of the article is to interpret some of the structural and content dimensions, and to analyze the sports organization process by the use of the metaphorical approach.Methodology: This research is of the self-reflexive type which has used the “bicycle” sports metaphor ...
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Objective: The objective of the article is to interpret some of the structural and content dimensions, and to analyze the sports organization process by the use of the metaphorical approach.Methodology: This research is of the self-reflexive type which has used the “bicycle” sports metaphor for the classification of the structural relationship and of the organization based on Mintezberg concept. Results: Considering the bicycle metaphor, the saddle of the bicycle can be considered as the Technostructure, the back wheel as the support staff, the front wheel as the operating core, the handlebar as the professional management, and its body as the middle core. The manager of the organization is to be considered as the bicycle rider who uses the technostructure and support staff advice in order to run the organization. The extent of the wind, the evenness of the road and its diversion are to be considered as a metaphor for the role of the content factors such as environment, strategy, policy and power relations, culture, technology and so on. Conclusion: Therefore, now it’s time for the small and large sports organizations to prove they are as moving, dynamic, and flexible as the small and large bicycles of which people of the different age, gender, occupation and strength, aim and desire to use.
Mohammad Ali sahebkaran; Rahim Ramzaninejad; Mohammad Reihani; Masoud Darabi
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AbstractObjective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the evaluation indicators of professional volleyball coaches in Iran using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP).Methodology: The statistical population of the study included all the female and males head coaches and coaches employed in volleyball ...
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AbstractObjective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the evaluation indicators of professional volleyball coaches in Iran using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP).Methodology: The statistical population of the study included all the female and males head coaches and coaches employed in volleyball premier league of Iran. The sample contained number to statistical population and finally 56 individuals participated in the study .The validity of the questionnaire the views and an opinion of academic experts and coaches experts of volleyball was approved. Reliability as well as inconsistency rate of 0.02 was evaluated and confirmed. For data analysis, Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and Expert Choice11 software was usedResults: The results showed that the main performance evaluation’s indicators of volleyball coaches in Iran premier league to the tactical skills (0.191), professional relationship (0.185), social-relationship skill (0.163), psychological skill (0.145), technical skills (0.119), team management (0.102) and experience and athletic background (0.096) requirements.Conclusion: Among the 42 indicators introduced, the indicators of the ability to pay attention to the team and convey their meaning to the players and consulting with assistants and assistant coaches have the highest weight, respectively, and the indicators of appropriate appearance and voting stability in decision making, respectively. The lowest weight from the point of view of professional volleyball coaches was Iran.
rahim Ramzaninejad; mohammad reza boroumand; Soheila Nataj; mohsen loghmani
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate job attitudes and skills of physical education and sport sciences graduates at University of Guilan in period 2004-2008. Methodology: equal to the statistical population, the number of 271 physical education graduates answered to demographic characteristics, ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate job attitudes and skills of physical education and sport sciences graduates at University of Guilan in period 2004-2008. Methodology: equal to the statistical population, the number of 271 physical education graduates answered to demographic characteristics, Attitudes towards Job (Jacko, 2004) and Amount of content appropriateness of courses with needs of the market and employment questionnaires. Validity of these tools were confirm by 11 university professors, and its reliability was calculated by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for job attitude (α=0.90) and appropriateness of course content (α =0.89). Results: Analysis of λ2 showed women (λ2= 25; P= .001) and masters’ graduates (λ2= 26.83; P= .001) more involved in the jobs associated to physical education course than others. Based on Kroskal Wallis results, graduates attitudes of jobs associated to physical education course (graduates of 2006) to dimensions of feedback, problem solving and entire attitudes were positive, while graduates attitudes of jobs no associated to physical education were positive only on task identify and authority (P≤ .05). Additionally, graduates who had jobs associated to physical education course achieved more skills of volunteer work (λ2= 14.28; P= .001) and coach card (λ2= 14.54; P= .001) than another graduates. Conclusion: It seems that occupation capacity of physical education and sport sciences graduates of University of Guilan is high and they can achieve adequate job skill during the study time and find professional positive attitudes after the occupation.
Mohammad Ehsani; Rahim Ramezaninejad; Fariba Askarian; Mehdi Azadan
Volume 3, Issue 2 , January 2015, , Pages 19-31
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Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the viewpoints of experts about the impediments of finding sponsors in Iran's professional football. Methodology: The survey research design was used with a sample size of 116 consisting of 18 club managers, 40 sports management experts, 40 ...
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Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the viewpoints of experts about the impediments of finding sponsors in Iran's professional football. Methodology: The survey research design was used with a sample size of 116 consisting of 18 club managers, 40 sports management experts, 40 marketing experts, and 18 sponsor managers. Investigator-made questionnaire was used for data collection. Its face and content validity were confirmed by sports management and marketing instructors and its reliability was estimated 0.84 through Cronbach's alpha method. To analyze the collected data, we employed Cruscal-Wallis, Klomogrov-Smirnov, and Kendall's W methods (P≤0.05). Results: The study showed that respondents prioritized the impediments of finding sponsors in Iran's professional football differently. Further there was a significant difference between the prioritization of impediments of finding sponsors from the point of view of club managers, sports management experts, marketing experts, and sponsor managers. Conclusion: The differences in viewpoints of the four groups of this study could indicate the gaps between academicians and practitioners viewpoints in football industry of our country. It is proposed to combine and use viewpoints of all groups. Keywords: Sponsorship, Iran’s professional football, Managerial Impediments.
