Authors
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Master student of sports management in University of Mazandaran
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Assistant Professor of Sport Management university of mazandaran
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Assistant Professor of Sport Management Sport Science Research Institute (SSRI), Tehran, Iran
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Document Type : Research Paper
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this research is to present a model of strategic thinking relationship with the complexity of the organizational structure of experts of the Ministry of Sports and Youth of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Methodology: This research is descriptive of correlation type and is in terms of its purpose. The statistical population of the study was experts from the Ministry of Sport and Youth (N = 320), of which (n = 175) were selected according to the Morgan table and simple random sampling method. After distributing and collecting 210 questionnaires, 175 the questionnaire was collected correctly. Gathering Instrument, Robbins (1987) standard questionnaire and Strategic thinking questionnaire for Lidka and Goldman (1988) models. The validity of the questionnaire was verified by 10 faculty members of physical education and sports sciences. To verify the validity of the questionnaire, the confirmatory factor analysis method was applied to determine the adequacy of the KMO and Bartlett's Test. The reliability of the strategic thinking questionnaire using Cronbach's alpha was 0.81 and the reliability of the questionnaire was 0.77. SPSS and LISREL software was used to analyze the data.
Results: The findings suggest that strategic thinking is related to the complexity of organizational structure and the proposed model has a favorable fit.
Conclusion: According to the findings of the research, the managers of the Ministry of Sports and Youth of the Islamic Republic of Iran can reduce the complexity of organizational structure by knowing the components of strategic thinking and understanding their relationship with the complexity of the organization's structure and strive to select managers with a strategic vision.
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