salman sedigh; mehrali hemati nezhad; shahram shafiee; Mohammadhasan Gholizadeh
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Objective: The aim of this research was provide a model for analyzing the development of the Iranian sports industry system.Methodology: The research method is descriptive-correlational. The statistical population included all experts in the field of sports industry management and development (managers, ...
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Objective: The aim of this research was provide a model for analyzing the development of the Iranian sports industry system.Methodology: The research method is descriptive-correlational. The statistical population included all experts in the field of sports industry management and development (managers, professors, business owners and sports market specialists). The statistical sample was estimated to be sufficient for smart pls software and were Sampling by Judgmental method (234 persons). The research tool was a questionnaire as researcher-made and excluded from the qualitative phase. Content validity of the tool by experts (20 sports management professors and sports industry managers), Reliability of Cronbach's alpha (0.88) and its construct validity through modeling (fitting indices) was evaluated and validated.Based on the variables modeling the development of the sport industry, including five levels of environment and ecosystem (international environment and national environment), actors and roles (elements of sport and governance), support and structure (resources and processes), interaction and participation (levels of participation). Sport and the areas of the sport industry) and consequence (function and sustainability) are in the sequence of sustainable development, respectively. The results showed that all dimensions of the main variables were significant and all relationships between these variables were significant.Based on the model, the development of the sports industry based on the support of the internal and external environment, playing the role of sports facilities, strategic management capabilities, resource supply and process efficiency, participation in the sports industry and development of the areas to lead to sustainable development of sport.
Mehr Ali Hematinezhad; Mohammad hasan Gholizadeh; Sepideh Shabani
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Objective: By studying the gap between expectations and perceptions of students from services, we can provide the base for developing appropriate programs for the improvement of services. The purpose of this study was to investigate the service quality of Faculty of Physical Education, University of ...
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Objective: By studying the gap between expectations and perceptions of students from services, we can provide the base for developing appropriate programs for the improvement of services. The purpose of this study was to investigate the service quality of Faculty of Physical Education, University of Guilan from the perspective of postgraduate students. Methodology: This study was descriptive and the statistical population was all postgraduate students of Guilan University, 108 students were randomly selected to participate in the study and respond to the SERVQUAL questionnaire. These questionnaires have three parts including quality of education, research and sport facilities with a Likert scale of 7 (strongly disagree=1 to strongly agree = 7), which evaluate the five dimensions of the services quality (visual elements, reliability, responsiveness, confidence and empathy) in both the perceptions and expectations sections. The visual justifiability tool was confirmed by experts and its reliability was calculated using internal correlation coefficient in a pilot study. Results: The results of data analysis using the Wilcoxon and Friedman Rankings showed that students' perceptions rating of services quality (current situation) was significantly lower than their expectations in all aspects of services quality including education research and sport facilities of the Faculty of Physical Education, University of Guilan, and in other words there was a negative gap in the research section for all dimensions except responsiveness (P<0.05). Conclusion: Since there was a negative gap in all aspects of the offered services quality, it is suggested that the school administrators and officials could reduce or eliminate the gap by creating formal and informal canals with students. In other hand, right features of meeting students’ expectations as well as improving physical environment, places and education, research and service facilities to reduce the dimensions gap
Mehdi Savadi; MehrAli Hemmatinejad; MohammadHassan Gholizadeh; HamidReza GoharRostami
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Objective: The aim of this research was to design a development model of the sport for all in Hormozgan province. Methodology: It was an analytical survey. The research population included all the experts in sport for all (lecturers at universities, managers, experts and coaches) in Hormozgan province. ...
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Objective: The aim of this research was to design a development model of the sport for all in Hormozgan province. Methodology: It was an analytical survey. The research population included all the experts in sport for all (lecturers at universities, managers, experts and coaches) in Hormozgan province. The number of 241 participants was selected in order to be interviewed to make a final model. The instrument was a structured questionnaire designed according to the theoretical studies (library study method) and experimental way (interview). The main dimensions included the environmental dimension, management dimension, resource dimension and behavioral which the questionnaire had 66 items in general. Face and content validity was confirmed by experts (15 people), reliability was measured by Cronbach’s alpha (α=0.94) and construct validity was verified using confirmatory factor analysis. The data was analyzed by structural equation modeling using Amos 20 software. Results: The factor analysis defined the theoretical construction fit. The path analysis of dimensions about sport for all development indicated that the environmental dimension influenced 0.90 of the management dimension, 0.56 of the resource dimension and 0.45 of the behavioral dimension. Moreover, the management dimension influenced 0.97 of the behavioral dimension, and 0.91 of the resource dimension. Finally, the resource dimension influenced 0.66 of the behavioral dimension. Conclusion: According to the findings, the development of sport for all in Hormozgan province depends on the environmental factors, managerial factors, resource and finally behavioral factors. Therefore, the policies to develop sport for all should be in line with the defined and analyzed model.
MehrAli Hemmatinezhad; Mohammad Hasan Gholizadeh; Tracy Taylor; Rasoul Faraji
Volume 4, Issue 2 , June 2015, , Pages 1-14
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Objective: In this study, the role of the planning and management of the football games on security of the stadiums has been investigated. Methodology: Twelve semi-structured interviews with experts (one football expert, two stadium managers, five police officers, and four university professors) were ...
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Objective: In this study, the role of the planning and management of the football games on security of the stadiums has been investigated. Methodology: Twelve semi-structured interviews with experts (one football expert, two stadium managers, five police officers, and four university professors) were conducted to provide data on the main factors affecting the security of Iranian football stadiums. A 28-item questionnaire related to the impact of planning and managing football games’ on the security of the stadiums was designed and 144 key participants (including police officers, soccer experts and organizers, and stadium managers) answered them. The obtained data was analyzed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) with a varimax rotation in order to identify factors, followed by a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) which was conducted to test the impact of the identified factors and items on the stadium security. Results: The results showed that game planning and management is one of the main factors affecting the security of the stadiums. In addition, risk and crisis management, communication management, match day service quality and finally cultural activities, respectively with 0.85, 0.83, 0.84 and 0.86 factor loading, as four sub-factors for game planning and management, affect the security of the stadiums (P<0.05). Conclusion: Football games organizers’ proper planning and also stadiums managers’ good management will improve the security of the football stadiums by enhancement of spectators’ satisfaction and prevention of violent behaviors.
