Authors
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Professor of Sports Management, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
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Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Futures Studies, Faculty of Engineering, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
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Assistant Professor of Sports Management, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
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Document Type : Research Paper
Abstract
: One of the most important steps in foresight is to identify and analyze the trends affecting it. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to identify the major trends affecting the future competence of sports managers with world-class management in the Iranian sports industry.
Therefore, after conducting library studies and reviewing valid documents and sources and Interviews with 23 experts, a list of processes The key to the future of competence of sports managers was obtained and using the Delphi method, macro trends were reduced from 89 to 37. Then, using the structural analysis method, the interaction matrix was designed and by forming a panel consisting of 11 experts and their consensus on the effect of factors on each other, the data entered the matrix. By analyzing the data from the matrix with Mick Mac software, the degree of effectiveness of each factor has been evaluated.
Accordingly, strategic trends were identified as effective and it was found that trends such as investment in championship sports, globalization of sports, expanding the authority of sports organizations in policy-making, increasing the role of women in sports and the growth of green human resource management, have the greatest impact. The future of sports managers is to compete with world-class management in the sports industry.
Therefore, paying attention to the characteristics of sports managers, which creates more ability to deal with the changing environment, helps sports managers in managing sports organizations with world-class management
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