Theory Development and Futures Studies in Sport
Emad Haghali; Salah Naghshbandi; Zahra Hozhabrnia; Nahid Shetabboushehri
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Objective: Identifying the key factors influencing various systems within an organization serves as a foundation for developing strategic roadmaps and future scenarios. Given the significance of this issue, the present research aims to identify and categorize the key factors shaping the future of "sport ...
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Objective: Identifying the key factors influencing various systems within an organization serves as a foundation for developing strategic roadmaps and future scenarios. Given the significance of this issue, the present research aims to identify and categorize the key factors shaping the future of "sport for all" in Iran, employing a structural analysis approach.Methodology: This research is descriptive-analytical in terms of practical targeting strategy and descriptive-analytical based on prospective research methods. Theoretical data was prepared by the document method and experimental data by the survey method based on the Delphi method. The participants in the research were 15 experts and experts in the field of sports, who were selected by purposive sampling. The approach of structural analysis and Micmac software has been used.Results: The results showed that the dispersion of crucial and influential factors on the future of sport for all in Iran has a stable system. Among the 42 factors investigated in this research, four elements (reference groups, native and local games, financial sponsors, facilities and equipment) had the most critical role in the future of sport for all in Iran.Conclusion: Finding shows that the mentioned activists mainly influence the future of sport for all in Iran. The effort to build a better future in sport for all requires that the mentioned activists be organized and strengthened by the relevant trustees.
mehdi zendehboodi; Sayede Nahid Shetab Bushehri; Amin Khatibi
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Objective: This research aimed for investigating the facilitators for developing adventure tourism by Water Sports Approach in Khuzestan Province.Methodology: This research was the applied research and according to nature was a qualitative research that for collecting information used review the ...
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Objective: This research aimed for investigating the facilitators for developing adventure tourism by Water Sports Approach in Khuzestan Province.Methodology: This research was the applied research and according to nature was a qualitative research that for collecting information used review the research literature and interview. For this purpose, 16 semi-structured qualitative interviews were arranged with the sports management professors and faculty members, managers of relevant sports organizations and experts in the field of sports tourism industry. Then interview data have been analyzed by using the thematic analysis method in three stages include descriptive encoding, interpretive coding and integration through inclusive content. Reliability calculated by intra-thematic agreement method and validity of research obtained by specifying the interview protocol and the main axes of interview and being free researcher to ask questions.Results: Overall 69 descriptive themes, 17 interlaced themes were produced that finally in the form of 3 comprehensive environmental, managerial, and behavioral themes explain the facilitating Factors for the development of adventure water sports tourism in Khuzestan Province.Conclusion: The facilitating factors declared in this research were three types include underlying or environmental factors, organizational or managerial, and behavioral factors that are interacting dynamically.
