Ali satar jabar aluase; shirin zardoshtian; hossein eydi; Homayoun Abbasi; Ako Ibrahim
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The purpose of this research was to provide a framework for analyzing the capacity of digital transformation in Iraqi sports federations and to evaluate it in a case study in the football federation of this country. The research method was a combination of qualitative (thematic analysis approach) and ...
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The purpose of this research was to provide a framework for analyzing the capacity of digital transformation in Iraqi sports federations and to evaluate it in a case study in the football federation of this country. The research method was a combination of qualitative (thematic analysis approach) and quantitative (descriptive-analytical approach). In the qualitative section, scientific experts (university professors and technology specialists) and executives (managers and organizational specialists) who mastered the topic of the research were consulted (15 people). The qualitative sample was estimated based on reaching theoretical saturation and was sampled by judgmental method. In the quantitative part, you will also get opinions from managers and expert experts of the Iraqi Football Federation (31 people). The selected sample was based on a sufficient number for organizational strategic analysis (20 to 60 people) and 31 people were selected and sampled in a purposeful way. The research tool in the qualitative part included a semi-guided interview along with a structured library study. In the quantitative section, a questionnaire extracted from the qualitative section (43 questions on a 10-choice evaluation scale) was used. The validity of the tools and findings was confirmed in the qualitative part through the agreement between the coders and in the quantitative part through the content validity of the questionnaire (6 experts) and the Delphi panel. The method of analysis of the findings in the qualitative part included the coding approach of thematic analysis and in the quantitative part included the descriptive gap analysis approach.
Ako Ibrahim; Behzad Izadi; ali Fegheh Majidi; Rasool Norouzi Seyed hossini
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AbstractObjective: Sport system in different regions of the world is managed differently. This feature has led to the formation of various functions of sports in political situations. The purpose of this study was to explore the sports challenges in the political system of the Kurdistan Region.Methodology: ...
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AbstractObjective: Sport system in different regions of the world is managed differently. This feature has led to the formation of various functions of sports in political situations. The purpose of this study was to explore the sports challenges in the political system of the Kurdistan Region.Methodology: The researcher used semi-structured interview protocols and action research strategy to collect data from 35 experts in the field of sports policy. Thematic analysis is used to analyze the data. Results: The results show there are nine categories of decision-making authorities, classification system, ultra-sport organization, sports actors, financial support, national and regional competitions, scientific management and research, talent system and media, which includes 3 main themes: the indeterminate of the sport structure, advancing of sports in personalized way and instrumental use of sport system by political parties were determination of sport in the political system of the Iraqi Kurdistan region.Conclusion: Based on the results of the research, it can be argued that the challenges of sports in the political system of Kurdistan region are very complex and extensive. Accordingly, the proposed research framework can be helpful for decision makers to have a systematic and thorough understanding of these challenges.Keywords: sport system, political problems, sport policy, Iraqi Kurdistan region
