Mojtaba Rajabi; Mahdi Talebpour; zahed ghaderi; Hasan Asadi dastjerdi
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Objective: the present study aims at investigating the effect of national volleyball leagues on the host society’s support with the moderating role of traffic problems. Methodology: the study was carried out based on a descriptive research of correlation type. The study’s population included ...
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Objective: the present study aims at investigating the effect of national volleyball leagues on the host society’s support with the moderating role of traffic problems. Methodology: the study was carried out based on a descriptive research of correlation type. The study’s population included the spectators of the national volleyball leagues’ games during 2019.A total of, 456 questionnaires were collected and analyzed. To assess the effect of this event on the society’s support, a self-adminisrated questionnaire was utilized. After verifying the face and content validity of the questionnaires, the reliability of its variables was estimated in a pilot study using Cronbach’s alpha method and a coefficient equal to 0.7 was attained. PLS software was employed for investigating the study’s model. Results: the results indicated that the economic, psychic income, political and socio-cultural factors have positive impacts on the host society’s support; and, the traffic problems were found having negative effects on the host’s supports. However, no association was evidenced for bioenvironmental factors on the effects of the event on the host society’s support. Moreover, traffic problems, as moderators, have only negative effects on the relationship between psychic income of the event and the host society’s support. Conclusion: Since Iran will participate in these competitions continuously for up to seven years, it is possible to reduce the negative effects and emphasize the positive factors of this event, to provide the conditions for the community to benefit from these effects.
Mehrdad Moharramzadeh; Masoud Imanzadeh
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Objective: The purpose of present study was to explore a theoretical construct and present a comprehensive theory for developing adventurous sports tourism in Ardabil province. Methodology: Research method of the study was a qualitative model using grounded theory approach. Statistical population of ...
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Objective: The purpose of present study was to explore a theoretical construct and present a comprehensive theory for developing adventurous sports tourism in Ardabil province. Methodology: Research method of the study was a qualitative model using grounded theory approach. Statistical population of the study consisted elite and executive professionals of university in the field of sport management and tourism in Ardabil province. Twelve participants were selected for unstructured in-depth interview based on purposeful and snowball sampling. Interviews were conducted to lead the data to theoretical saturation utilizing 4 content analysis and interviews. Interviews were recorded by audio files and then analyzed with Nvivo10 software. Data were simultaneously analyzed applying a set of open encrypted, selection, theoretical coding and notebook report in this regard. Validity and reliability of the coding were confirmed by quality control of qualitative researches. Analysis was conducted systematically by using Tem analysis method. Results: These categories included 7 sections based on the main themes and sub-themes divisions. Some factors such as political and legal, notification and propaganda, environmental and infrastructure, economic, managerial, security, cultural and social ones considered as major categories among them. Finally, an ultimate model was delivered for each of main themes and sub-themes. Thereby, an abstract theory and construct was presented in regard to developing strategies for adventurous sports tourism. Conclusion: The findings of present study revealed appropriate strategies for incoming policy making and planning which can expedite adventurous tourism development in Ardabil province.
Fateh farazyani; Morteza Rezayi soofi; Ehsan allah hasani
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Objective: This paper aimed to study the Constraint factors (managerial _ Cultural _ Infrastructural) affecting sport tourism in Kurdistan province. Methodology:Comparative descriptive study that was done in the field of sport tourism. The population of the study comprised three groups The statistic ...
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Objective: This paper aimed to study the Constraint factors (managerial _ Cultural _ Infrastructural) affecting sport tourism in Kurdistan province. Methodology:Comparative descriptive study that was done in the field of sport tourism. The population of the study comprised three groups The statistic sample of this study was equal to the statistic population (N=74) and included three groups: 1. Sports experts 2. Experts of the travel agencies working in the field of tourism, and 3. Experts of the Organization of Cultural Heritage and tourism. researcher-designed questionnaire was used to collect the data. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed using factor analysis and also by (15 of) the experts. The stability of the subscales and the stability of the whole questionnaire (α=0.86) was confirmed using the Cronbach's alpha method. Descriptive analysis is used to analyze the collected data and Fridman, Cruscal, Wallis, and u-Man Whitney tests were used for deductive statistics. Results: In the list of managerial problems, the lack of appropriate programming is on the top, and in the list of cultural problems, weak information system and poor public relations towards the tourists are on the top. Poor transportation system is on the top of the list of infrastructural problems. Conclusion: In attention to Kurdistan province is poor areas. Results are probable. And the necessity for appropriate programming and development subtraction is apparent. Provision ground for developing sport tourism is apparent.
Yoosef Yavari; Fariba Askarian; Mohammad Kheiri
Volume 5, Issue 1 , May 2016, , Pages 233-244
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Objective: This study aimed to analyze the challenges of sports tourism development with an emphasis on the viewpoints of tourism and sport experts in Aras free zone.Methodology: 120 managers and experts of tourism and sport were selected using random sampling. To collect data, the development of sports ...
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Objective: This study aimed to analyze the challenges of sports tourism development with an emphasis on the viewpoints of tourism and sport experts in Aras free zone.Methodology: 120 managers and experts of tourism and sport were selected using random sampling. To collect data, the development of sports tourism questionnaire was used. Cronbach’s α was 0.95.Results: According to the results, information and communication, infrastructure facilities, tourism and cultural heritage, sports and recreation services, and physical education had significant role in the development of sports tourism of Aras free zone. There was difference among existing and desired situation of the effective factors in sports tourism. Factors affecting sport tourism respectively were natural resources, information and communications, infrastructure facilities, tourism and cultural heritage, sports and recreation services, physical education, respectively.Conclusion: Aras free zone can become an important sport tourism target by optimum use of potential natural resources, planning and implementation of various strategic programs, investment in infrastructure development, the use of IT and hosting major sports events.
Mehali Hematinezhad; Bahman Shahriary; Esmaeil Malek – Akhlagh
Volume 4, Issue 1 , June 2015, , Pages 19-33
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Objective: The first step to develop and manage sport tourism destinations is to identification and prioritization of available resources. The purpose of this study was prioritization of the sport tourism attractions on developing sport tourism in Iranian Northern provinces. 112 subjects (20 sport management ...
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Objective: The first step to develop and manage sport tourism destinations is to identification and prioritization of available resources. The purpose of this study was prioritization of the sport tourism attractions on developing sport tourism in Iranian Northern provinces. 112 subjects (20 sport management experts, 92chairman, assistants and experts of universities, administrations of physical education, cultural heritage and municipalities of three provinces) were selected as the sample and answered to the questionnaire designed by the researcher. The face and content validities of this questionnaire was confirmed by experts and its reliability, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated in a guide survey (α=0.92). For analyzing data, Kruska Wallis, u-man- whitney, Touki and Anova tests were used in a significant level α≥0.05. Results: Findings showed that attraction of the sport competitions and events, water sports, hill climbing and nature tourism, mountain climbing and cave climbing, hiking, warm water and nature therapy, hunting, and winter sports, respectively are the most important factors in developing sport tourism in the studied provinces Conclusion: According to the research findings, it is suggested that authorities of the related organizations pay more attention to holding sport events for attracting more sport tourists and sport administrators collaborate with other relevant departments to invest more on sports attractions such as the beach sport and hiking.
Farzad Ghafouri; Afshar Honarvar; Rafiah Nematpoor
Volume 2, Issue 2 , July 2014, , Pages 19-30
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AbstractObjective: The purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting tourism’s attraction and development of water sport’s tourism in coastal cities of Mazandaran.Methodology: For this purpose, a questionnaire consisting 23 questions based on a Likert scale of five values were ...
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AbstractObjective: The purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting tourism’s attraction and development of water sport’s tourism in coastal cities of Mazandaran.Methodology: For this purpose, a questionnaire consisting 23 questions based on a Likert scale of five values were obtained for experts and visitors and after confirming its validity and reliability (Cronbach's alpha 0.91), viewpoints of experts and tourists (Sport management faculty members, president and vice president of water sport associations, heads of department of Physical Education in coastal cities of Mazandaran) were investigated. The data were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis.Results: Results showed that advertising and marketing with 0.86 of covariance coefficient was the most important factor in attracting tourists and water sports development in the coastal cities of Mazandaran. Management (0.85), facilities (0.71), and infrastructure (0.59) were in the next priorities for water sports development and attraction of tourists.Conclusion: Therefore it could be concluded that in developing water sport tourism in coastal cities of Mazandaran Province, more attention should be paid to marketing and managerial activities.Keywords: Tourism, Water sports, Management, Advertising and marketing.
