adeleh azimi delarestaghi; seyed mohhamad hosein razavi; mohammad reza Boroumand
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Objective: The research purpose was to identifying the effective context conditions of strategic entrepreneurship deployment in sports business. Methodology: It was a qualitative research (grounded theory). Data collection was done through interview and research background. The population included the ...
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Objective: The research purpose was to identifying the effective context conditions of strategic entrepreneurship deployment in sports business. Methodology: It was a qualitative research (grounded theory). Data collection was done through interview and research background. The population included the members (with expertise in entrepreneurship and business management) of entrepreneurship management faculties and physical education and sport sciences faculties associated with state universities, selected members and instructors of job creation and entrepreneurship in ministry of sport and youth, and selected local sport entrepreneurs. The sampling was theoretical and the underlying factors affecting the establishment of strategic entrepreneurship in sports businesses was defined followed by 21 interviews. Data analysis was conducted through three coding levels of open, axial, and selective. Results: Six indexes were identified as following: government support policies, legal factors, education system, culture factors, commercial policies, and governance factors. Conclusion: To flourish sports business, contexts conditions are required to realize innovations and create competitive advantages. In line with this, governments can play vital roles as facilitator in regulatory, normative, and cognitive approaches and make environment conditions possible for the business owners to deploy strategic entrepreneurship.
Atefeh Azimi Delarestaghi; Ali Mohammad Safania; Adeleh Azimi Delarestaghi
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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to examine the criteria to design the sports furniture in sports-based theme parks through the attitudes of sport management faculty members all over Iran. Methodology: The research method was survey. Data collection was through field study. Statistical ...
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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to examine the criteria to design the sports furniture in sports-based theme parks through the attitudes of sport management faculty members all over Iran. Methodology: The research method was survey. Data collection was through field study. Statistical population included all the faculty members of the state universities in the fields of sport management who had at least assistant professor degree (N =75). According to Morgan's table, the 60 faculty members were selected randomly as sample. The instrument was a structured questionnaire sent by e-mail to the sample. Validity was confirmed by faculty members. Reliability was reported desirable: Cronbach α = 0.97. For data analysis, descriptive statistics (frequency, minimum, maximum, mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, one-sample t-test) were done. Results: According to faculty members' attitudes, all the criteria significantly influenced the sports furniture of sports-based theme parks (p<0.05) (security: M=10.13, appearance: M=8.89, function: M=8.56, and health stations: M=6.61). Conclusion: Sports Furnitureof public places like sports-based theme parks proves the urban practitioners' attention to sport. Sports Furniture of sports-based theme parks develops citizen sport, and motivates people to use them. They are welcomed by people due to being accessible and free besides.
Sayed Mohammad Hosain Razavi; Aadeleh Azimi Delarestaghi
Volume 3, Issue 1 , April 2014, , Pages 15-24
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AbstractObjective: In the third millennium, public spaces like the exterior landscape of sport centers have become a place for social and cultural interactions, and recreation activities have attracted the attention of urban designers. The purpose of the present study was to study the factors of exterior ...
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AbstractObjective: In the third millennium, public spaces like the exterior landscape of sport centers have become a place for social and cultural interactions, and recreation activities have attracted the attention of urban designers. The purpose of the present study was to study the factors of exterior landscaping in design and construction of urban sport places and spaces by surveying the attitudes of urbanization faculty members in Iran.Methodology: The research method was descriptive. Data was collected through field study. Statistical population included all faculty members of governmental universities in the urbanization (urban design specialty) field who were at least assistant professors (N=37). Thirty three faculty members were randomly selected as the sample by Morgan table. The instrument was a researcher made questionnaire. The validity was confirmed, and the reliability was acceptable (Cronbach α=0.83). The questionnaires were distributed and collected by online correspondence. For data analysis, descriptive statistical (frequency, minimum, maximum, mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Kolmogorov Smirnov test and one-sample t-test) were used.Results: Results showed that the dimensions such spatial, social, activity and semantic were identified as significant factors of exterior landscaping influential in the design and construction of urban sports places.Conclusion: Results of this study showed that although those mentioned views have some aspects in common, considering the importance of the spatial, social, activity and semantic roles of exterior landscaping of sport centers (in the form of public spaces), they should put their emphasis on various approaches such as providing security, sufficient and proper sites, possibility of various activities and creating vitality and vibrancy in those places.Keywords: Exterior landscaping, Public spaces, Urban design, Sports places.
