Mohsen Ahmadi; meysam noori khanyourdi; Javad Mostafaei; Rasoul Shahbazi
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Introduction: the purpose of this study was to codify strategies for sports tourism development in Ardabil province based on SWOT and QSPM model.Methodology: This research was of type field research which was done Field-based and descriptive-analytical method. The research method was of the type mixed ...
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Introduction: the purpose of this study was to codify strategies for sports tourism development in Ardabil province based on SWOT and QSPM model.Methodology: This research was of type field research which was done Field-based and descriptive-analytical method. The research method was of the type mixed (qualitative-quantitative). The statistical population of the study consisted of all managers and experts of the General Department of Sports and Youth (80 people) and the Tourism and Heritage Department of Ardabil province (120 people) (N = 200); the sampling was taken as a whole. The data collection tool was made in the qualitative section of the open questionnaire and interviewed by experts and in the quantitative section of the researcher's questionnaire that validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by 12 sports management professors and its reliability was calculated (α = 0/93). For codify and extraction of strategies, SWOT analysis was used to rank the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of Friedman Ranking Test.results: The results showed that in strengths of the subfactor "insurance of athletes' events" are of the highest importance and in the weak section of the subfactor "low utilization of experiences in the development of cross-sport and tourism" as the highest point of weakness from the viewpoint of respondents was selected and in the Opportunities section of the subfactor, "The presence of highly trained and capable guides in attracting foreign sports tourists" is of the highest importance and in the threats section of the subfactor, "the Shortage of comprehensive and coordinated program for the development of sport tourism" was selected as the highest case that threatens the tourism industry in Ardabil province.Conclusion: In order to develop sports tourism in Ardabil province, providing quality and better services to athletes, benefiting from the experiences of other cities and countries, making maximum use of experts, and developing applications and operational plans can greatly contribute to the development of tourism in Ardabil province.
rahim ramzaninejad; shahram shafiee; hesham rostami
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Objective: The present study intended to strategically assess the football of Guilan province based on SWOT analysis and also to plan a suitable strategy. Methodology: This research is descriptive-analytical and functional. The statistical population of study included all Guilan province football ...
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Objective: The present study intended to strategically assess the football of Guilan province based on SWOT analysis and also to plan a suitable strategy. Methodology: This research is descriptive-analytical and functional. The statistical population of study included all Guilan province football experts, and the sample was selected out of managers, experts of organizations, schools' and universities' sport educators, and veteran players and coaches (n=50). The authors have developed a questionnaire, as an instrument, based on exploratory study and rewriting similar foundations and studies. Validity of this instrument was confirmed by experts (content validity). The reliability of the instrument was also proved as suitable (=α0.95). To analyze the data and the suitable strategies, Friedman test, Weighting Method, and external and internal factors evaluation matrix were utilized. Results: Desirability of information technology, undesirability of the quality of football pitch, policy of privatization of clubs, and tendency of people toward inactive life style were identified respectively as the most important strong point, weak point, opportunity, and threat. According to internal factors matrix (2.38) and external factors matrix (2.49), the strategic condition of Guilan province football is in WT region. Discussion: According to results of SWOT analysis matrix, it is necessary to employ Stability Strategy or Defensive Strategy in managing football development in Guilan province.
Shahram Shafiee; Hesham Rostami; Hossein Mamashloo; Samaneh Deh Panah
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Objective: The purpose of this study was the strategic analysis of Golestan province’s football and formulation of suitable strategies. Methodology: This descriptive-analytical research has been conducted with an applied purpose. The statistical population included all Golestan province’s ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was the strategic analysis of Golestan province’s football and formulation of suitable strategies. Methodology: This descriptive-analytical research has been conducted with an applied purpose. The statistical population included all Golestan province’s football experts. Through purposive sampling, the sample was selected out of managers, experts of organizations and boards, school and university sport educators, and veteran players, coaches and referees (n=50). The research tool included Rostami et al.’s questionnaire (2014) whose (content) validity was confirmed by experts. The instrument was reported with high reliability (=α0.95). To analyze data and find the suitable strategies, the external and internal factors evaluation matrix were used. Results: The good number of football schools in the province, undesirable quality of football fields, plenty of talented people, and the changed life style towards the lack of physical activity and machine life were identified as the most important strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat respectively. Additionally, according to the matrix of internal factors (2.32) and matrix of external factors (1.92), the strategic position of Golestan province’s football is the WT strategy. Conclusion: According to the results of SWOT analysis matrix, it is necessary to employ stability strategy or defensive strategy in managing football development in Golestan province. Therefore, the strategies to make comprehensive privatization system, make and implement of comprehensive recruiting system, train and develop specialist, increase financial resources and credit of football board, help to develop football without corruption have been identified and proposed to remove current condition of football in Golestan province.
Esfandeyar Khosravizadeh; Mehrzad Hamidi; Jahangir Yadolahi; Mohammad Khabiri
Volume 1, Issue 1 , April 2012, , Pages 11-25
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AbstractObjective: The purpose of this study was to develop strategies for NOC of Islamic Republic of IRAN.Methodology: The statistical population of this study included managers and employees of NOC.IR.IRAN, sport and managing elites and strategic council members (147). In this study 80 managers and ...
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AbstractObjective: The purpose of this study was to develop strategies for NOC of Islamic Republic of IRAN.Methodology: The statistical population of this study included managers and employees of NOC.IR.IRAN, sport and managing elites and strategic council members (147). In this study 80 managers and employees, 20 elites and all of strategic council members (10 people) were selected as the statistical sample. In order to gather data, surveys and strategic council meetings were used. In the survey, the strategic situation and strategies forms were used. In order to analyze data, Friedman test and SWOT analysis were used.Results: Findings revealed that, NOC.IR.IRAN strategic situation was in SO box. So, all of 13 strategies were determined and developed for NOC.IR.IRAN. Conclusion: Therefore, the NOC of Iran should use its strengths and opportunities more effectively to achieve its goals.Key Words: SWOT analysis, Strategies, NOC of Islamic Republic of IRAN.