shirin zardoshtian; kambiz Felegari; Leonardo Mataruna
Abstract
Objective:The purpose was Nepotism in sports organizations based on grounded theory.Methodology:The study is qualitative and its design is exploratory.The statistical population consisted of university professors, chiefs and vice-presidents, experts, athletes, foremen, sports experts and coaches of four ...
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Objective:The purpose was Nepotism in sports organizations based on grounded theory.Methodology:The study is qualitative and its design is exploratory.The statistical population consisted of university professors, chiefs and vice-presidents, experts, athletes, foremen, sports experts and coaches of four federations of wrestling,karate, kabadi and boating.The sample size was 21 individuals who continued to meet the interview saturation.The tools of the study were library studies and semi-structured in-depth interviews with experts. All analyzes were performed using SPSS 19 and Maxqda version 18 software.Results:the Favoritism in the sporting organizations of the country consists of 117 open codes, which are divided into six main categories: causal,causative conditions (networking, individual factors, organizational factors and promotion of social image),pivotal (disregarding collective interests), Employee attachment and employee interest),Subjective (cultural and social factors, structural weaknesses, regulatory and regulatory weaknesses), interventionist (political and civil factors, internal and external pressures, and expectations of relatives and friends),Strategies (organizational reform, organizational culture reform, oversight and transparency strategies as strategies for controlling, managing and responding)and Consequences (growth of organizational performance, improve the economic situation and make appropriate decisions in the organization)takes place.Conclusion:Causal factors play an important role in the occurrence of partisanship and should be controlled and supervised by sports organizations. Interventional and contextual factors should be considered by managers.Using appropriate strategies and transparency in administrative procedures provides the basis for the growth of sports organizations.In sports organizations, prevention should be done and the preference of organizational interests over individual interests should be given priority among the employees of sports organizations.