Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Postdoctoral student,, Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.
2 Professor of Sports Management, Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.
3 Associate Professor of Sport Management, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
Objective: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify drivers and critical uncertainties of Iranian professional clubs through cross-matrix analysis.
Methodology: The current research has a postmodern paradigm and a mixed research approach (qualitative-quantitative) and a purposeful and snowball sampling method. Analysis of the research, by analyzing the content of 20 in-depth interviews, the number of open codes was collected and categorized into 114 indicators, the indicators were shared in the form of a list of closed questions among 10 experts using the Delphi technique in and after three rounds of interviews. Delphi and reaching a group agreement, 20 factors affecting clubs were identified; then, the extracted factors were evaluated by analyzing the mutual effects and using Micmac software.
Results The research results showed that 20 key and strategic factors have been identified. With foresight around the identified factors, the tendency towards the desirable future of Iran's professional clubs will increase, and by formulating desirable strategies around these factors, the achievement of excellence and the desirability of professional sports will be guaranteed in order to institutionalize this importance in Iran.
Conclusion: the main core of Iran's professional clubs are sports clubs, the driving forces affecting Iran's professional sports clubs include individual, managerial, legal and legal, economic, social cultural, physical and political driving forces and the most important lack of Certainty includes technology and climatic conditions.
Keywords: club, drive, uncertainty, professional sports, sustainable performance
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