Social Issues in Sport Management
Khdijeh Javanbakht; Mohammad Sadegh Afroozeh; Ebrahim Khoshnam; Hosein Dast Barhagh
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Objective: Many female athletes at some point feel that they have to make difficult decisions between Motherhood and continuing their sports career. Considering the growing trend of women's participation in championship sports and the simultaneous maternal expectations from them, this article examined ...
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Objective: Many female athletes at some point feel that they have to make difficult decisions between Motherhood and continuing their sports career. Considering the growing trend of women's participation in championship sports and the simultaneous maternal expectations from them, this article examined the challenges and facilitators of the motherhood process in Iranian sports.Methodology: This research was conducted based on a qualitative approach and using thematic analysis. Participants included female athletes and experts in the field, with whom 11 semi-structured interviews were conducted. Data analysis was conducted in three stages of open, axial, and selective coding.Results: Data analysis led to the identification of 104 basic themes. Also, overarching themes including legalism, lifestyle, protectionism, Risk-taking, maternal biology, Financial capability, common discourses, multiple identities, and value were identified, which were divided into three sections: before, during, and after pregnancy.Conclusion: It seems that policies and governance in women's sports should be proportionate to the four dimensions of context, opportunity, expectations and actions from the perspective of Iranian female athletes in the three stages before, during and after pregnancy. The interpretation of actions should be proportionate to the characteristics of the athlete, the structure of women's sports and clubs. In this regard, in addition to efforts to improve the cultural situation of athletes' motherhood, it is necessary to support and educate women, clubs and society in all three stages.
Sport Development and Sustainable Development
Rasoul Nazari; Javad Shahvali Kohshouri; Mohsen Salari
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Objective: The present study was conducted with the aim of discovering the future of sports in Fars province and formulating its scenarios for the next 20 years and presenting a strategy.Methodology: This research adopts a scenario-building approach and utilizes trend analysis and uncertainties to design ...
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Objective: The present study was conducted with the aim of discovering the future of sports in Fars province and formulating its scenarios for the next 20 years and presenting a strategy.Methodology: This research adopts a scenario-building approach and utilizes trend analysis and uncertainties to design future scenarios. The participants consisted of 30 stakeholders from the sports sector in Fars Province, selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected through interviews. Initially, the project scope was defined, and the main development factors were identified. Subsequently, two key uncertainties were determined to guide scenario design, and four possible scenarios were defined. Finally, a general strategy based on the scenarios was proposed.Results: A total of 23 key factors influencing the future of sports in Fars Province were identified. Based on the analysis of the impact and uncertainty levels of these factors, two critical dimensions were determined: “restructuring and privatization based on modern excellence approaches” and “the development of sports tourism through the use of modern technologies and communication tools.” Accordingly, a scenario matrix was developed, and four plausible scenarios for the development of sports in Fars Province up to the horizon year 2041 were formulated.Conclusion: The main challenge in the development of sports in Fars Province lies not in the lack of resources, but in the absence of institutional coherence, weak strategic planning, and insufficient utilization of human, environmental, and technological capacities. Based on the four plausible scenarios projected to the 2041 horizon, the strategy of “privatization aimed at maximizing access to key objectives (mass sport, elite sport, and sports tourism) through an efficiency-oriented approach” can provide an effective pathway for guiding the development of sports in the province.
Sport Governance and Policy-Making
Mohammad Sadegh Afroozeh; Ameneh Mehri; Zahra Niknam
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Objective: The use of sport to address various social issues, including peace, has been widely welcomed. Accordingly, with the increasing popularity and pervasiveness of sport around the world, the subject of sport and peace in scientific discourses has fascinated many researchers. The purpose of this ...
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Objective: The use of sport to address various social issues, including peace, has been widely welcomed. Accordingly, with the increasing popularity and pervasiveness of sport around the world, the subject of sport and peace in scientific discourses has fascinated many researchers. The purpose of this study was to analyze the thematic discourse on the role of sport in world peace.Methodology: The present study was of qualitative type and was conducted by systematic review of documents. The researchers selected, coded and analyzed 35 documents related to the research objectives by reviewing the articles in the period 2015-2021.Results: Document analysis by coding method 172 code; 25 concepts and 10 categories were identified. The contexts identified for the development of sport-based world peace included budget, educational sport, culture, competence, politics and religion, communities, sport efficiency, peace capabilities, effectiveness and leadership.Conclusion: These findings provide a basis for researchers to distinguish the next steps. At the same time, it will lead to a stronger literary base and challenge the lack of discourse in this area.
Reza Shirzadi; Seyed Mohammad Hosein Razavi; Saeed Amirnejad; Nasrollah Mohammadi
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to Providing a Conceptual Analysis Framework for Sustainability of Championship Sports.Methodology: This research was carried out using qualitative method with semi-structured interviews with 16 people including professors and experts who were selected by purposeful ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to Providing a Conceptual Analysis Framework for Sustainability of Championship Sports.Methodology: This research was carried out using qualitative method with semi-structured interviews with 16 people including professors and experts who were selected by purposeful sampling. The data collection method was a study of previous research and open interviews. To examine the face and content validity, the research findings were presented to the participants, and the study's text was studied and their point of view was applied. In order to assess credibility, transferability and verifiability, the research findings were presented to the participants, and the text of the theory was studied by them and their point of view was applied. The method used for reliability was an intra-subject agreement method. The average agreement within the subject was 0.88. Based on the findings, the number of open-source codes is 64, which is categorized in the form of 21 concepts.Results: Total concepts included nine major indicators with social and cultural factors, talent management, organizational factors, infrastructure, control and supervision, knowledge and information, research and development, support and support systems, and productivity.Conclusion: In the end, it should be pointed out that in order to achieve the development of the championship sports based on the alignment of the land, we should pay attention to various indicators and plan the development of sports championship based on the alignment of the land.
tayyebeh yanpi; morteza dosti; saeid tabesh
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The purpose of designing the model is the effective factors on the progress of the Iranian swimming sport. Methodology: The research method is mixed. The statistical population of the study consisted of all pool managers, referees, coaches, lifeguards, swimmers, pool users, members of the swimming federation, ...
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The purpose of designing the model is the effective factors on the progress of the Iranian swimming sport. Methodology: The research method is mixed. The statistical population of the study consisted of all pool managers, referees, coaches, lifeguards, swimmers, pool users, members of the swimming federation, swimming instructors, and swimmers who were active and available in the field of swimming. the samples were selected as snow bullets. the sample size was created by the sampling method of 265 people. the research tool at this stage was a questionnaire and five Likert scale.after confirming the validity of the questionnaire, cronbach's alpha was calculated by cronbach's alpha. in addition, all the data analysis and analysis of the present study were done in theSPSS software version 22 and Pls2 software.Results: the analysis of the research model showed that between the five components, the economic component with operating load (0.78)has the most and component of facilities and equipment with operating load (0.51)are the lowest possible components in swimming development.Conclusion With regard to the results of the present study, macro - level planning, promotion of advertising for attracting financial support, broadcasting competition from national media, using domestic and foreign coaches and standardization of pool facilities and equipment is identified, as swimming in Islam also needs adequate support through the authorities and swimming federations
Zeinab Mondalizadeh; Mohammad Ehsani; Hashem Kozechian; Habib Honari
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Objective: Sustainability in sport development or sport sustainability development is a considered concept attracting attention in today's research. Sustainability is a main theme in the sport development. The purpose of this paper is to study concepts of sport sustainability development, its barriers ...
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Objective: Sustainability in sport development or sport sustainability development is a considered concept attracting attention in today's research. Sustainability is a main theme in the sport development. The purpose of this paper is to study concepts of sport sustainability development, its barriers and offer solutions to achieve the sport sustainability development.Methodology: The research method was descriptive and the research strategy was qualitative. In this regard, we used library studies and interviews with sport management professors, sport managers, athletes and sport coaches. Participants were 14 persons. The sampling strategy was acute one and in this regard, we used content analysis of interviews.Results: The result showed that sustainable development in sport would be achieved through social participation with social, economic and institutional dimensions. The Other research findings were the classification of barriers included managerial, structural, environmental, behavioral and legal one. Sustainable development strategies argued by experts was including development of strategic plan appropriate to environmental changes, ratification of the program through law and legal bodies such as Islamic consultative assembly, fit out of sport structure with international law and removing legal vacuum in sport through lawyers. Conclusion: Therefore, the attention of managers, politicians and all institutions can provide backgrounds to development of sustainability goals in sport and to provide economic and social effects in society and institutions.
Mohammad Hosein Ghorbani; Hamid Reza Safari Jafarloo
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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to develop a comprehensive model of sport and physical education functions for sustainable development in Iran.Methodology: This research was a qualitative study. In the qualitative part, the sample was consisted of 21 expert persons in the field of sustainable ...
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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to develop a comprehensive model of sport and physical education functions for sustainable development in Iran.Methodology: This research was a qualitative study. In the qualitative part, the sample was consisted of 21 expert persons in the field of sustainable development in sports who were selected using both theoretical and snowball sampling methods. Exploratory interview were used for data collection. In the process of analysis, the interviews data were analyzed in three stages of open, axial selective coding.Results: According to the research findings, 729 conceptual labels were written out of which 81 were identified as functions of sport and physical education for sustainable development. In the next step, this cods also summarized in 17 categories. These categories ultimately formed the four concepts of social, cultural, political and economic development functionsConclusion: Sport and physical activity can be viewed as a powerful and effective lever in Iran's sustainable development and the model derived from this research can serve as a guiding framework for macro planning and policy making which would be used in the field of sustainable development, especially in the formulation of development programs at both the macro and national level.
sara jorkesh; rasool nazari
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Objective: considering the rapid growth of elderly society and changes in population pyramid in our country, prospecting based on elders’ demands, as a vulnerable group of society, is required to be taken into account. This article discusses the Codification of Influential Factor Scenarios for ...
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Objective: considering the rapid growth of elderly society and changes in population pyramid in our country, prospecting based on elders’ demands, as a vulnerable group of society, is required to be taken into account. This article discusses the Codification of Influential Factor Scenarios for Iranian Elderly Sport. Methodology: the present applied study is based on future study method. Data is collected through two ways of librarian and questionnaire methods. Implementing Micmac software and Scenario Wizard for data analysis, we took benefit of questionnaire in matrix form of mutual effects and examined experts and specialists' opinions. Results: in order to codify the scenario, six influential factors with determining uncertain statues in questionnaire were entered into Scenario Wizard; in addition, two forthcoming scenario for Iranian elderly sport were determined. Conclusion: Progressive scenario, although there is a high expectation of the occurrence of favorable conditions in old age sports, on the other hand, does not expect the occurrence of a deterrent scenario to be far-reaching.
mohammad sadegh afroozeh
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Objective: Each community, except for the two sexes, includes other segments that have sex disorders that affect their participation in sport, so the purpose of this study was to identify barriers to transgender participation. Methodology: This study was conducted by qualitative method and using Glaser ...
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Objective: Each community, except for the two sexes, includes other segments that have sex disorders that affect their participation in sport, so the purpose of this study was to identify barriers to transgender participation. Methodology: This study was conducted by qualitative method and using Glaser method which consisted of two parts. The first part consisted of semi-structured interviews with (n = 13) gender-aware individuals and individuals in the field. Data were analyzed using logical induction method during three stages of open, axial and selective coding. The second part of the study also included the prioritization of results by the SEM method conducted by the elite. Results: The coding results showed that there were nine components and 19 categories of interviews that included body shame, fear of covering in the form of physical self-concept, categories of social acceptance, hot stigma and social exclusion in the form of social phobia, future concerns and problems Finance in the form of economic security, consulting and infrastructure in the form of technical development, prevalence of violence and discrimination in the form of injustice, delusions, awareness and inexperience in the form of mental defaults, deviation and segregation in the form of behavioral styles. Educators, self-esteem, social escape, and motivation in the context of social and media inferiority and the rules in the form of social media tools. It was fluid. Finally, in the selective coding of four sections including self, sport, economics, and society, barriers to transgender participation were identified. Conclusion: Considering the identification of diverse components as barriers to participation in its four sectors, sport, structure and society seem to be a priority in behavioral and cultural reform of the social sector, which suggests that community education sectors such as media ، Contribute to this culture and improve participation.
Mohsen Tayebi; amirhesam rahimi; Mir Hasan Seyed Ameri
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of culture in preventing betting in sport.Methodology: The research method was analytical descriptive which was performed by field study method and practical for the purpose. The statistical population of the study consisted of experts ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of culture in preventing betting in sport.Methodology: The research method was analytical descriptive which was performed by field study method and practical for the purpose. The statistical population of the study consisted of experts related to the fields of culture and sport (faculty members and Ph.D. students in social sciences, education, culture, sociology, psychology, sports science, and religious sciences). A total of 217 individuals were selected as research sample Available sampling method was selected. Research measurement instrument was including a self-made questionnaire which its face validity and content validity with exact considering of study literature and asking experts and authorities on the topic. In edition questionnaire reliability was measured by the Cranach’s alpha (α =0.94). Following methods were used for data analysis. Descriptive statistics methods including average and standard deviation, inferential statistics method including the Pearson correlation coefficient and exploration factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis.Results: The research findings showed that the most important roles of culture in preventing betting included fundamental values (0.90), socialization and behavioral control (0.89), identity (0.86), creation Change (0.82), motivational factors and factors (0.78) and social stability (0.67).Conclusion: According to research findings, it can be concluded that having a rich culture and developing it at all levels of society can be used to prevent betting in sport.
Seyed Hosein Marashian; amin khatibi; Esmaeel Veisia
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Objective: This research investigatesed the effect of sport in religion, sectarian and religious diversity in Khuzestan province.Methodology: This was exploratory blend research. In the qualitative section, semi-structured interviews with expertise were conducted and with the aid of theoretical sampling, ...
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Objective: This research investigatesed the effect of sport in religion, sectarian and religious diversity in Khuzestan province.Methodology: This was exploratory blend research. In the qualitative section, semi-structured interviews with expertise were conducted and with the aid of theoretical sampling, the interviews proceeded to theoretical saturation. Based on the results of the first section, a questionnaire for sports role and divergence was prepared. The validity of the research instrument was reviewed and verified by eight experts. Reliability index was also calculated and validated using Cronbach's alpha test (α>0.7). In the quantitative section, the statistical population is consisting of all the people living in Khuzestan province within the range of 14-65 years old (N=4853000). According to Morgan's table, the sample size was 384 instants and Cluster random sampling method was hired. For data analysis, structural equations with partial least squares method was used.Results: The results showed that professional sports on religious and ethnic identity has a significant effect and also through the effect on religious identity can reduce religious divergence as well as sectarian and religious divergence.Conclusion: According to the results of this research, it’s recommended to adopt the necessary decisions for sports development (especially professional sport) in Khuzestan province, to help reducing religious divergence.
Loghman Keshavarz; Abolfazl afarahani; bahram bahramipoor
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Objective: The aim of this study was to Analysis of Factors Affecting the international sports seats by the representatives of Iran. ...
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Objective: The aim of this study was to Analysis of Factors Affecting the international sports seats by the representatives of Iran. Methodology: The statistical population of this study included all of the faculty members, administrators, athletes and representatives of the sports seats in the context of international seats, had the necessary knowledge and experience(n=495).In the qualitative phase, 25 individuals were selected purposefully and in quantitative phase , a sample of 220 people was chosen based on Morgan table. The instrument was a 55-item structured questionnaire to achieve the objectives of the study. The validity of the content and formal questionnaire was confirmed by 20 experts of sports management and its structural validity was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis. Its reliability was studied in a pilot study with 30 subjects and calculated as 0/83.For data analysis the descriptive statistic and inferential statistics methods including KMO, Bartlett exploratory factor analysis with orthogonal rotation and Friedman by application of AMOS software SPSS software were used. Results:The Research results showed that there are 6 factors in order of priority such as social and cultural factors, administrative, communicative , economical , professional and occupational, political as effective components contained within international sport seats are involved. Conclusion:It is suggested that organizations and senior executives of sport use all these effective and fundamental factors for gaining international seats and work to preserve and strengthen these factors, and by establishing a long-term plan, the acquisition of international sport seats as one Consider important strategies in sport.
Azam Shirouei; Sarah Kashkar; Reza Esmaili; Hossein Asadi
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Objective: Organized sports phenomenon that can be studied from various aspects one of the most important aspects of sport is universal and in a sense it the aim of institutionalizing sociological study of sport in the country and a model is available and desirable. Methodology: The research method is ...
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Objective: Organized sports phenomenon that can be studied from various aspects one of the most important aspects of sport is universal and in a sense it the aim of institutionalizing sociological study of sport in the country and a model is available and desirable. Methodology: The research method is qualitative, grounded theory study. The population of this study consisted of 18 experts and professors (sports management and sociology) are through in-depth interviews were conducted to collect data from them. The data from 18 interviews grounded theory, was also encoded and analyze samples were selected through purposive sampling. Results: Based on the results obtained and the model can be argued that Family, social media, institutionalized structure and lived experience of sport institute in Iran are effective Conclusion: The proposed solution of this study is to provide a comprehensive model for all sports in the country and there is also a systematic program of all social institutions is to institutionalize the sport in everyday life life and be implemented.
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.
sara keshkar; Hamid Ghasemi; Vahid Choopankareh
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Objective: Sport as one of the man's prominent activities has an important role in citizen life. Nowadays, the urban parks are very important places to take part in physical activities and communicate with other people. The purpose of this research was to investigate the role of social communication ...
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Objective: Sport as one of the man's prominent activities has an important role in citizen life. Nowadays, the urban parks are very important places to take part in physical activities and communicate with other people. The purpose of this research was to investigate the role of social communication on recreational sport participation in the urban parks focused on demographic characteristics of participants. Methodology: It is a descriptive survey done as a field study. The research population was the people who participated in physical activities in the parks of Mashhad. According to Morgan's sampling table, the sample size was 384 participants selected by cluster random sampling. The research instrument was a structured questionnaire prepared considering the research literature and background. The validity was approved by the experts. Cronbach's Alpha showed a high reliability (α= 0.88). Results: Making friends and communicating with the peers were the important motivations for the participants. Accompanying friends were considered as a strong stimulus for participants to continue sport participation in the parks. Interestingly, the communication networks of recreational sport participation have been extended to non-sport spaces. Conclusion: The old people, individuals with higher education degree and the divorced ones do not mind sport participation to make social communication.
Morteza Rezaei Soufi; Abolfazl Farahani; Jalal YarAhmadi
Volume 5, Issue 1 , May 2016, , Pages 51-64
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Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of market orientation on business performance in the athletic companies.Methodology: It was a correlation study. The statistical sample using the random sampling included 113 directors and officials of various athletic companies all ...
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Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of market orientation on business performance in the athletic companies.Methodology: It was a correlation study. The statistical sample using the random sampling included 113 directors and officials of various athletic companies all over the country. To gather the information, the culture of market orientation questionnaire by Nero and Slater (1990), Market sagacity questionnaire by Kohli and Jaworski (1990) and Business Performance Questionnaire by Holly et al (2005) were used. Questionnaire's validity was confirmed using the professors and sports industry experts and reliability of the questionnaire, based on Cranach’s alpha, was reported 0.82.Results: After data collection, in order to analyze the data, mean and standard deviation in descriptive statistics and regression test in inferential statistics were used. Analysis was done using SPSS 18 software at the significance level of p<0.05. Results of regression analysis showed there was a significantly positive correlation between market orientation cultural and business performance (p<0.01). But, there is no significant relationship between market intelligence and business performance (sig= p>0.05).Conclusion: Therefore, it is recommended to the athletic directors that the coordination between tasks, competitor identification, and understanding customer's need are essential in order to greater profitability.
Mohammad Rahim Ramezanian; Zahra Taslimi; Zahra Rohani; Elaheh Medadi Nansa
Volume 4, Issue 2 , June 2015, , Pages 111-123
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Objective: This paper first tries to identify Six Sigma deployment challenges in sports organization and then prioritizes challenges through necessary actions. Methodology: This research was a descriptive and survey research. The statistical populations were sport management and quality management professors. ...
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Objective: This paper first tries to identify Six Sigma deployment challenges in sports organization and then prioritizes challenges through necessary actions. Methodology: This research was a descriptive and survey research. The statistical populations were sport management and quality management professors. By using purposive sampling 50 professors participated in the research. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data that its validity and reliability was confirmed by factor analysis method (IFA & CFA). All factors except strategy were confirmed. Freidman test (p ≤ 0.05) was elected to test the hypothesis. Results: Results showed 5 6sigma deployment challenges in sport organizations. These challenges were named as leadership and management, process management, HR empowerment, teamwork, and quality management. Conclusion: The specific role of leadership and management as the most important factor to deploy 6sigma in sport organization was confirmed. In addition, senior management support, process management, HR empowerment to deploy Six Sigma, teamwork and its institutionalization in organizational culture and creating quality control circles all have important roles deploying 6sigma in sport organizations.
