Sport Management
Ahmad Rajabi; seyed mohammad kashef; mohsen behnam
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With the global promotion of football as a popular sport, the study of football fans has attracted more attention as a research field. The present study aimed to examine and determine the factors influencing the formation of club football fans' identification. This research, using the Psychological Continuum ...
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With the global promotion of football as a popular sport, the study of football fans has attracted more attention as a research field. The present study aimed to examine and determine the factors influencing the formation of club football fans' identification. This research, using the Psychological Continuum Model, seeks to comprehensively investigate all factors affecting the identification formation of Iranian football club fans. For this purpose, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 27 football fans. Given the qualitative approach of the present research and the use of content analysis, coding was performed at three levels, including open coding, axial coding, and selective coding. Ultimately, 17 unique categories emerged as influential factors on fan identification in the four-level Psychological Continuum Model. These factors at the awareness level included team identity card, sociability factors, media, place and geography, football engagement, football leisure time, and demographic factors. The influential factors at the attraction level comprised football competitive elements, personal inclinations, and collectivism and social integration. Professional club factors, fan technicality, economic participation, and emotional involvement were influential at the attachment level, and ultimately, the loyalty phase included team-centered elements, football insight, and football culture. The present research demonstrated that most influential factors on identification formation occur at the awareness level and as fans move towards the loyalty level within the Psychological Continuum Model, the number of influential factors decreases, while the specialized football inclination increases.
Organizational Behavior Management
Mahdi Goudarzi
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The purpose of this study was to identifying the empowerment factors of the employees of the Iran sports provincial delegations. The current research method was descriptive-survey and the type of research objective was applied. The statistical population of the research consisted of all the presidents ...
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The purpose of this study was to identifying the empowerment factors of the employees of the Iran sports provincial delegations. The current research method was descriptive-survey and the type of research objective was applied. The statistical population of the research consisted of all the presidents of the Iran sports provincial delegations who had a master's degree or higher in the field of sports management, and according to the information obtained from the federations, the number of people was estimated to be 189, and using the sampling method of the total number of the population that 167 of them participated in the research. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire that was sent to 15 sports management professors who had some kind of responsibility in sports federations to determine the validity of the content and form of the questionnaire, which was approved by them. Confirmatory factor analysis was also used for construct validity. The reliability of the questionnaire was also confirmed in a preliminary study on 30 community members and the calculation of Cronbach's alpha was (0.92). Criterion validity was used for the construct validity of the questionnaire. Finally, in order to analyze the collected data, Bartlett's test and KMO exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were used with the help of SPSS version 23 software. The findings showed that the effective factors on the empowerment of the employees of sports delegations in the provinces of Iran consist of 6 factors of job training, job enrichment, delegation of authority, individual motivations, collaborative management and job attitude, which is appropriate in the type of communicated programs and executives policies should be used by the general administrations and sports federations to empower the employees of the provincial boards.
Sport Management
Nima Hasanzadeh; Mehrdad Moharamzadeh; Farzad Nobakht
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The main goal of this research is to identify the consequences of the loyalty of fans of formula races in Iran in order to create a suitable platform for the recognition of these races in Iran and to take a big step in the direction of new research in the field of formula races in Iran. Also, identifying ...
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The main goal of this research is to identify the consequences of the loyalty of fans of formula races in Iran in order to create a suitable platform for the recognition of these races in Iran and to take a big step in the direction of new research in the field of formula races in Iran. Also, identifying these consequences leads to more awareness about the benefits of fan loyalty from Formula One races. The current research is practical in terms of its purpose and was conducted using a qualitative method using a descriptive phenomenological approach. In order to analyze the interview data, Claysey's method was used. The community participating in the research were experts related to the subject. The data collection tool in the qualitative part of the interview was semi-structured, and in order to review and categorize the information, MaxQuda software version 20 was used. Validity, transferability, trustworthiness and verifiability criteria were used to determine validity and reliability. by analyzing the findings obtained from the information of the participants in the research; The consequences of the loyalty of Formula One fans in Iran include: 37 sub-themes in the form of 5 main themes of economic development, increasing awareness, increasing popularity, media development and increasing fan capacity. Finally, we can say; The loyalty of the fans plays a central role in the all-round development of the Formula One races in Iran, and it becomes the basis for conducting more research in this field.
Sport Management
Zahra Asghari; mohsen sadeghi
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Modern sports organizations seek to share information and knowledge management and ignoring self-censorship in these organizations can be problematic. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of identifying the factors affecting human resource self-censorship and solutions to reduce it ...
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Modern sports organizations seek to share information and knowledge management and ignoring self-censorship in these organizations can be problematic. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of identifying the factors affecting human resource self-censorship and solutions to reduce it in governmental sports organizations. This research is of an applied, qualitative, and field-library type with a thematic analysis strategy using the Atride-Stirling (2001) approach. The participants in the present study were university professors of sports management and human resource management, heads of the general departments of sports and youth in provincial centers and heads of sports federations, 18 of whom were selected using a purposeful and snowball method and according to the principle of theoretical saturation. The data collection tool was a semi-structured in-depth interview and in order to analyze the data, three-stage coding of thematic analysis was used. The results of the study showed that the factors affecting self-censorship of human resources in sports organizations include individual factors, managerial factors, organizational factors and supra-organizational factors and the solutions to reduce it include improving human resource knowledge, promoting a spirit of collaboration, making managers pay attention to insecurities, providing incentives to human resources, combating flattery and correcting faulty organizational practices. Therefore, managers of sports organizations can, by considering the effective factors and applying the solutions provided, provide the necessary basis for reducing self-censorship of human resources in sports organizations, benefit from all the knowledge capacities of these valuable resources and promote their active and honest participation in sports organizations.
Organizational Behavior Management
fereshteh kotobi
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This study investigates the impact of the effectiveness of the educational system on organizational performance, with organizational citizenship behaviors serving as a mediating factor among female employees at the Ministry of Sports and Youth. The research is cross-sectional in terms of time, applied ...
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This study investigates the impact of the effectiveness of the educational system on organizational performance, with organizational citizenship behaviors serving as a mediating factor among female employees at the Ministry of Sports and Youth. The research is cross-sectional in terms of time, applied in purpose, and descriptive in nature. The statistical population included all female employees of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, totaling 324 individuals, all of whom were invited to complete the questionnaire. After excluding incomplete responses, 284 questionnaires were analyzed. The research instruments comprised standardized questionnaires on Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Educational System Effectiveness, and Organizational Performance. Content validity was confirmed through consultation with subject matter experts. Reliability was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha, with coefficients of 0.70, 0.91, and 0.88 for the organizational performance, educational system effectiveness, and organizational citizenship behavior questionnaires, respectively. Data analysis and descriptive statistics, including means and standard deviations, were conducted using SPSS software. Hypotheses were tested using independent t-tests, Pearson correlation coefficients, structural equation modeling (SEM), and PLS software. The results indicated that the educational system and its components, organizational performance, and organizational citizenship behavior among the Ministry of Sports and Youth employees were at satisfactory levels. Additionally, significant positive relationships were found between the educational system and both organizational performance and organizational citizenship behaviors.
Laith Sahb Alrekabi; Masoud Naderian Jahromi; Hamidreza Mirsafian; Abolfazl Farahani
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The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the key components influencing player motivation in Premier League football clubs. Using a mixed-method approach, the researcher reviewed previous studies and conducted expert interviews to extract motivational factors, followed by a questionnaire ...
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The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the key components influencing player motivation in Premier League football clubs. Using a mixed-method approach, the researcher reviewed previous studies and conducted expert interviews to extract motivational factors, followed by a questionnaire survey to assess their relative impact on players. The analysis identified four main components affecting motivation: (1) methods of evaluating player performance, (2) maintaining the dignity and status of athletes, (3) personality characteristics, and (4) financial mechanisms and club amenities. The findings revealed that respect and maintaining athletes’ dignity, along with financial incentives and reward systems, had the strongest influence on player motivation. Conversely, club amenities and welfare facilities, such as housing, medical services, and insurance, had the least effect, suggesting that players do not highly value these aspects or have adjusted their expectations accordingly. Additionally, personality traits such as self-confidence, mental stability, and determination were closely linked to higher motivation and better performance under competitive pressure. Overall, the results highlight that psychological and moral factors play a crucial role in sustaining athlete motivation alongside financial rewards. It is recommended that sports organizations and clubs reinforce respect-based values through adherence to ethical codes, transparency in financial activities, and increased athlete involvement in decision-making. Strengthening these elements can foster a greater sense of value, commitment, and motivation among professional football players, ultimately contributing to improved individual and team performance in competitive environments.
Sport Management
Nusrat Allah abedini; parvin Asadpour kofy
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Purpose: The purpose of this research was to compile and prioritize the strategies and consequences of handing over state sports clubs to the private sector using the hierarchical AHP technique.Method: The research process was carried out in two stages. In the first stage, in order to identify the strategies ...
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Purpose: The purpose of this research was to compile and prioritize the strategies and consequences of handing over state sports clubs to the private sector using the hierarchical AHP technique.Method: The research process was carried out in two stages. In the first stage, in order to identify the strategies and consequences of handing over state sports clubs to the private sector, by reviewing the literature and research background, a list of indicators of strategies and consequences of handing over state sports clubs to the private sector was prepared. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by asking experts and its reliability through Cronbach's alpha (0.81). In the second stage, the relative weight and rank of each of the identified indicators was calculated by asking the opinions of 74 officials of the football federation, university professors and club managers through the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique and using Excel software. becameFindings: The findings showed that the most important strategies for handing over football clubs to the private sector included having a written strategic financial plan, the existence of specialized agencies for sports marketing, creating club unions and transparency in financial information. The most important consequences of handing over football clubs to the private sector included managerial, economic and political consequences, respectively.Conclusion: According to the findings, it is suggested that with privatization, while facilitating the training of professional managers, the quality of management in the Magpies Club will increase and economic prosperity will be provided.
