Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• alireza zare ¹
• Behzad izadi ²
• Daniel Rascher ³
• Geoff Dickson ⁴

¹ Ph.D. Student of Sport Management, University of Kurdistan

² Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Kurdistan.

³ professor Sport Management, University of San Francisco, CA, USA

⁴ Associate Professor, Sport Management, La Trobe University, Melbourne Campus, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop a framework for macroeconomic diplomacy strategies in the country's sports.
Methodology: In this research, using the combined-exploratory method, macro-strategies of economic diplomacy in the country's sports and the participants are the country's sports managers. Using purposive sampling method and theoretical saturation technique, key informants (including 13 people) were selected to identify the framework of the economic diplomacy model and interviewed. The tools used to identify the factors of the economic diplomacy model were semi-structured interviews with focus groups (and study of documents). To ensure the validity and reliability of the study, the Lincoln and Guba evaluation methods were used. Was presented.
Results: The obtained model includes a total of 22 components as macro strategies of economic diplomacy in the country's sports in the three stages of social economy, structural mastery and promotion of goals.
Conclusion: Therefore, the Islamic Republic of Iran first needs a clear document for economic diplomacy. In this regard, it should be noted that the success of economic diplomacy requires a proper vision of national interests at the regional and global levels.
Keywords: Development, strategy, macro, economic diplomacy, sports.

Keywords

• Development
• strategy
• macro
• economic diplomacy
• sports