Mehdi Aliyari; gholamreza shabani bahar; Habib Honari; Gholamali Kargar
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the strategies and consequences of the entry of athletes into the world of politics.Methodology: The present study was conducted qualitatively with a thematic analysis approach. Participants in the interview were selected through purposive sampling. ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the strategies and consequences of the entry of athletes into the world of politics.Methodology: The present study was conducted qualitatively with a thematic analysis approach. Participants in the interview were selected through purposive sampling. The interviewees consisted of all experts with scientific background (professors of sports management), executive (managers and sports experts) and sports (professional athletes with a history of political activity).Results: In the strategies section, 43 sub-categories were obtained, which were included in the 9 main categories of media strategies, legislation, structure, manpower, planning, evaluation, culture and information, communication and encouragement. In the consequences section, 29 sub-categories were obtained, which were classified into 6 main categories: individual, organizational, social, political, sports and negative consequences.Conclusion: The results of this research can act as a roadmap for relevant organizations and athletes, which will result in productivity in the individual and social dimensions.
Mehdi Aliyari; Gholamreza Shabanibahar; Habib Honari; Gholamali Kargar
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the strategies and consequences of the entry of athletes into the world of politics.Methodology: The present study was conducted qualitatively with a thematic analysis approach. Participants in the interview were selected through purposive sampling ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the strategies and consequences of the entry of athletes into the world of politics.Methodology: The present study was conducted qualitatively with a thematic analysis approach. Participants in the interview were selected through purposive sampling (12 people). The interviewees consisted of all experts with scientific background (professors of sports management), executive (managers and sports experts) and sports (professional athletes with a history of political activity).Results: In the strategies section, 43 sub-categories were obtained, which were included in the 9 main categories of media strategies, legislation, structure, manpower, planning, evaluation, culture and information, communication and encouragement. In the consequences section, 29 sub-categories were obtained, which were classified into 6 main categories: individual, organizational, social, political, sports and negative consequences.Conclusion: Relevant athletes and managers can benefit from the results of this research for successful entry of athletes into the world of politics.
mostafa soltani; Gholam Ali Kargar; sara keshkar; Farzad Ghafori
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Objective: The purpose of present study was designing the revenue model for iranian professional football clubs. Methodology: The method of this study was exploratory mixed. The population of qualitative and quantitative research in this study were all of the football industry elite. Sampling in qualitative ...
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Objective: The purpose of present study was designing the revenue model for iranian professional football clubs. Methodology: The method of this study was exploratory mixed. The population of qualitative and quantitative research in this study were all of the football industry elite. Sampling in qualitative part of this study was targeted stratified and in quantitative part was targeted. The instrument used to collect data in this study was a researcher made questionnaire. Content analysis was used to analyze interviews with experts and structural equation model to evaluate the model. All the present data analysis with using SPSS version 22 and software PLS was performed. Results: The results showed that commercial, fans, media, advertising, match day revenue, others and financial sponsors with path coefficients: 0.352, 0.189, 0.178, 0.169, 0.146, 0.138 and 0.137 could be the most important sources of revenue for iranian football clubs. Conclusion: Clubs can use new marketing techniques and various sources of revenue, such as: commercial, fans, media rights, advertising, match day revenue, financial sponsors and other resources, to meet the financial needs, develop clubs and have strong presence in the domestic and international arena.
Ebrahim Deldar; GholamAli Kargar; Farzad Ghafouri
Volume 5, Issue 2 , January 2017, , Pages 53-68
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Objective: This survey identified and ranked the economic obstacles of club privatization in Iranian professional football league. Methodology: The statistical population of this study included the directors of the premier football league and the first division football league, the chief committees of ...
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Objective: This survey identified and ranked the economic obstacles of club privatization in Iranian professional football league. Methodology: The statistical population of this study included the directors of the premier football league and the first division football league, the chief committees of football federation and provincial football boards, professors of sport management and economics, and management who were familiar with the professional football Issues, as well as football news reporters and experts (N=173). The data collection tool was the structured questionnaire. Its validity was confirmed. To measure reliability of questionnaire, Cronbach’s alpha was used (α=0.80). Friedman test was used to rank the obstacles as well as Factor Analysis was used to identify factors. Results: The results showed that the first obstacle of professional football club privatization was inappropriate allocation of television broadcast rights and pitch-side advertising among teams. Conclusion: Increasing the effectiveness and efficiency, improvement of the system management, good results achievement, and budget increase of club are the most important aims of each sport club. The Economic problems towards the clubs privatization were the notable obstacles to reach these aims. So, overcoming these obstacles is the first step to succeed.
