| Analysis of strategic factors in the development of sports diplomacy in Iran with an interpretive structural modeling approach |
| Paper ID : 1709-SSRC-13TH (R1) |
| Authors |
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Azim Salahi Kojour *1, Mohammad Hossein Ghorbani2, Farshad Emami3, Mohammad Hossein Mohseni4 1University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran 2Sports Sciences Research Institute of Iran 3Department of Sports Management, Ayatollah Amoli Branch, Islamic Azad University, Amol, Iran 4Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Islamic Azad University, Ayatollah Amoli Branch, Amol, Iran |
| Abstract |
| Background: The use of sport has a good economic structure and organization for countries. Also, today, sport provides an opportunity for friendly cooperation between different countries, which is based on the participation of all countries and individuals in sports in a natural way. Objective: In this study, the strategic factors for the development of sports diplomacy in Iran were classified. Methodology: The present study was applied in terms of purpose and field research in terms of data collection. The statistical population of this study included 4 members of the faculty (sports management) of universities, 7 experts in the field of sports diplomacy who were executive or scientific in the field of sports diplomatic relations, and had national and international seats that were purposefully selected. Were. To level the strategic components of the development of sports diplomacy in Iran, the interpretive structural modeling (ISM) technique was used using MATLAB software. For this purpose, in this study, the expert judgment system has been used and a questionnaire has been distributed in pairs between the expert group in terms of effectiveness and impact on each other. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed through the face and content validity and the alpha coefficient was used to measure the reliability of the research, the value of which was estimated to be 0.87. Results: The findings showed that in examining the relationships between research components, the factors that had high influence but low dependence are: (changes in the global environment), (potential of sport), (policies and programs) and (culture) And the criteria that had weak influence and dependence are: (news and information management), (target community) and (consecutive organization) variables that had weak influence but strong dependence are: (capacity empowerment), (interaction) World orientation), (political sociology), (foreign policy development) and (sports development). Finally, using the MICMAC technique, the variables were analyzed in terms of conductivity and dependence. Conclusion: The results of the study indicate that the central program and recognition of sports diplomacy will have major consequences in the development of political sociology, foreign policy, and sports development in different dimensions. |
| Keywords |
| Sports Diplomacy, Sports Development, Foreign Policy, Political Sociology, Interpretive Structural Modeling |
| Status: Abstract Accepted (Oral Presentation) |
