Amir Orly; Mahdi Talebpour; Javad Mohammad Khani; Vahid Saatchian; Saeed khayatmoghadam
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Objective: The aim of the current research was to identify the factors influencing the development of the productivity of human capital of the fire department and safety services through sports activities in the metropolis of Mashhad.Methodology: The current research is practical in terms of its purpose ...
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Objective: The aim of the current research was to identify the factors influencing the development of the productivity of human capital of the fire department and safety services through sports activities in the metropolis of Mashhad.Methodology: The current research is practical in terms of its purpose and in terms of the nature of the research, it is in the category of exploratory research, which was carried out using a mixed (qualitative-quantitative) method. The statistical population of the qualitative part included sports managers of Mashhad metropolis, managers of the fire department and safety services of Mashhad metropolis, professors of sports management and experts in the concepts of human capital productivity. In the quantitative part, the statistical population included all the employees of the fire department and safety services of Mashhad metropolis. The method of data analysis was used in the qualitative part, foundational data theory and to provide a quantitative model of structural equation modeling with SmartPLS version 3 software.Results: The findings showed that the effective factors on the development of human capital productivity through sports activities include 47 open codes in the form of 9 concepts and two categories of professional factors and motivational-support factors. Also, the findings of the confirmatory factor analysis showed that the identified items and components explain the effective factors on the development of the productivity of the human capital of the fire department and safety services through sports activities in the metropolis of Mashhad, and the conceptual model of the department Quality confirmed.Conclusion: The productivity of human resources in the fire department and safety services through sports activities depends on many factors and components. Take action and in the next step, in-service training should be done continuously by the best trainers of Iran.
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Objective: The purpose of this research work was to investigate the effect of gender justice on the social performance of the Ministries of Sport and Youth with the mediating role of organizational well-being.Methodology: This research work was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlation ...
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Objective: The purpose of this research work was to investigate the effect of gender justice on the social performance of the Ministries of Sport and Youth with the mediating role of organizational well-being.Methodology: This research work was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlation in terms of method, and was conducted in the form of a survey. The statistical population of this research work was 890 staff members of the Ministry of Sport and Youth, and 278 questionnaires were collected and analyzed. The measurement tools of this research work included a researcher-made questionnaire for gender justice, organizational well-being (Waterman, 2008) and social performance of the organization (Hadian Nesab, 2015). For the validity of the questionnaires, the opinions of 10 sports management professors were used, and Cronbach's alpha method was used to calculate the reliability. For data analysis, structural equation modeling method was used in two parts: measurement model and structural part.Results: The results obtained showed that the perception of gender justice had a positive and meaningful effect on the social performance of the Ministry of Sport and Youth. On the other hand, organizational well-being had a positive and significant effect on the social performance of the Ministry of Sport and Youth. Also the effect of the perception of gender justice on the social performance of the Ministry of Sport and Youth with the mediating role of organizational well-being was positive and significant.Conclusion: The expansion of gender justice by the managers of the Ministry of Sport and Youth will be accompanied by the improvement of social performance, and if the development of organizational well-being is provided, we will generally see the improvement of the performance of the Ministry of Sport and Youth.
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The purpose of this research work is to identify the characteristics of the selection of human resources of the Iraqi Wrestling Federation qualitative approach and foundation data method. Semi-structured qualitative interviews are conducted with 16 staff managers of the Ministry of Sports, the ...
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The purpose of this research work is to identify the characteristics of the selection of human resources of the Iraqi Wrestling Federation qualitative approach and foundation data method. Semi-structured qualitative interviews are conducted with 16 staff managers of the Ministry of Sports, the Board of Directors of the Wrestling Federation, and the professors of sports management in Iraq until a theoretical saturation is reached. The findings show 58 themes in the form of 9 features that pay attention to social issues, resources, infrastructure, advertiser, cooperation and partnership, innovative and creative, educational and scientific, responsible, responsive, having individual ability.
Introduction
Now, in the era of globalization and rapid technological advancement, sports organizations require a better management system than in the past to grow and stay at a high level of competition (1).
In order to achieve their goals, the sports organizations need new financial resources, physical resources, human resources, and technical resources, and the managers are constantly making decisions for the correct allocation of these resources (2).
Methodology and Approach
The current research work was an interpretative type with an inductive approach, which, considering the complex nature of information and the mutual effects of various factors on human resources, and in order to identify the characteristics of human resource selection in the Iraqi Wrestling Federation, a qualitative approach and grounded theory method were used. At the first step of the research work, they collected a preliminary list of factors related to the selection of human resources in sports organizations through the background study and the collection of documents and library information, then using the purposeful sampling method, semi-structured in-depth qualitative interviews. It was conducted with 16 people from the research community, which included all the staff managers of the Ministry of Sports, the Board of Directors of the Wrestling Federation, and the professors of sports management in Iraq, until reaching a theoretical saturation. At the next step, after conducting the interviews, the findings were analyzed using the context-oriented method. In this way, after conducting and editing the interviews, different opinions were coded and classified in the same conceptual groups and qualitatively analyzed. Coding was done in an open and axial manner. The time of each interview was between 30 and 50 minutes, all the interviews were recorded with the permission of the people, and in order to determine the validity and reliability of this research work, like other qualitative research works, acceptability, transferability, and verifiability were used. In order to increase acceptability in this research work, the data was collected from various sources and various knowledgeable people. In order to check the reliability of the interviews, the intra-subject agreement reliability method of two coders was used, and the reliability rate between the two coders was equal to 73%, which confirmed the reliability of the codings of this research work.
Results and Conclusion
In the open coding phase, 92 initial concepts were extracted from the implemented interviews. In axial coding, the process of relating categories to sub-categories and linking them was done. The extracted concepts and conceptual codes in axial coding. In sports organizations, human resources play a key role. The current research work also pointed out the important features for choosing these people. One of the important and key issues in the selection of human resources is how they relate to the society and pay attention to the social issues (Jafari et al. (2019) and Hosseinpour et al.) Without the existence of certain values in the society, people will have problems in formulating their social goals and ideals. Another important issue is the amount of attention human resources pay to the internal organizational resources. The correct use of the federation's resources and energy, optimal use of the federation's consumables, trustworthiness in the federation's important issues, reduction of the federation's unnecessary expenses, and creation of new sources of income for the federation. Other important factors that are required to select human resources are paying attention to the values and vision and goals of the sports organization including protecting the natural and artificial sports infrastructure, trying to institutionalize the values of the federation, providing a solution to solve the deficiencies in the internal policies and trends of the federation, trying to achieve the goals and vision of the federation, the quality of work based on processes and procedures and trying to achieve work goals. Hammad (2021) (3) and Raqiq et al. (2021) (4) have mentioned the infrastructure issue in their research works. Also the experts agreed that people should be good missionaries; it means to present a positive image of the federation for the athletes and the society to inform other employees about the organizational missions and to transfer their information to their colleagues. Ben Shatouh (2020) (5) mentioned the topic of knowledge transfer in their research work. Cooperation and participation of human resources can play a decisive role in their selection including support and participation in the implementation of federation programs, participation in the system of suggestions and criticisms of the federation, participation in the annual calendar events of the federation, compatibility and accompaniment with the new programs of the federation, communication with the managers and colleagues in the federation, participation in decision-making and organization of the federation issues, and the satisfaction of colleagues and managers for his presence in the federation and welcoming change and transformation. This part of the research work was in line with the research works of Tayibi and Ben Salim (2021) (6) and Habib (2021) (7). Among the other factors are innovative and creative human resources such as providing innovation and initiative in assigned tasks, productivity in performing assigned tasks, inventions and discoveries and obtaining patent licenses, the ability to use new technologies and application software, interest in performing tasks, and having the spirit of innovation in this field.
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This work aims to identify and prioritize the factors involved in the human capital (HC) development in Iran's sports production firms using the multi-criteria analysis and the Copland's approach. This work follows a practical application and uses a descriptive-survey design. The research population ...
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This work aims to identify and prioritize the factors involved in the human capital (HC) development in Iran's sports production firms using the multi-criteria analysis and the Copland's approach. This work follows a practical application and uses a descriptive-survey design. The research population of this work consists of 107 experts from the Iran's sports production firms. The sampling method is purposive.
Introduction
At the company level, human capital (HC) should be considered as a resource that can be used in order to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. Based on the HC theory, it is the individuals with different knowledge and skills that create an economic value. There is a convincing evidence that the HC knowledge is essential for the discovery, creation, and exploitation of corporate entrepreneurial opportunities. Therefore, the level of knowledge, experience, and merit of the managers and employees in a company helps to provide HC through formal education, business experience, practical learning, and informal education.
Methodology and Approach
The data was collected using a research-made questionnaire. After confirming the content validity of the questionnaire using the opinions of 10 experts in the field of sport management, the reliability of the questionnaire was obtained using the Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α = 0.89). The factors involved were initially identified and then ranked using various models of multi-attribute decision-making with excel2013 and expert choice11. As the results obtained from the above-mentioned models did not conform to each other in some cases, an integrated model called the Copland approach was used in order to reach a general consensus in ranking the obstacles to the factors involved in the HC development.
Results and Conclusion
The ranking results obtained from the Copland technique revealed that the three main factors involved in the human capital development have attracted the human resources with a high level of expertise and knowledge, creating and using an integrated knowledge management system, and using experienced managers and staff with experience, respectively. According to the results of this research work, using the correct factors provided from the development of HC such as the use of skilled, experienced, and knowledgeable human resources, we will see more efficiency of this valuable resource in the Iran's sports production firms by improving the performance of these companies to provide the necessary ground for the further improvement of the Iranian sports industry.
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Objective: The purpose of the current research work was to identify the strategies and consequences of utilizing the appropriate human resources in physical education institutions of universities.
Methodology: In order to achieve this goal, the qualitative methodology and the research method of grounded ...
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Objective: The purpose of the current research work was to identify the strategies and consequences of utilizing the appropriate human resources in physical education institutions of universities.
Methodology: In order to achieve this goal, the qualitative methodology and the research method of grounded theory were used, and in terms of purpose, it was an applied research. The research population included the physical education elites in college sports (including the senior executives from the physical education offices of the universities and experts from the Ministry of Sports and Youth), and the samples were taken theoretically and snowball. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview, and the data from the interviews was analyzed and coded in a context-based way.
Results: The results of the grouping of codes represented 9 main categories, 46 sub-categories, and 58 concepts that were presented in the form of a paradigmatic model including the strategies (strategic thinking, organizational transformation, and organizational innovation). The consequences, i.e. development of organization culture, organizational development, productivity, development Social, environmental category, and strategic thinking, emerged in college sports organizations.
Conclusion: Considering the range of audiences and clients of college sports that include students, staff, and professors as well as the attractive and alternative options for the existing college sports, if the custodians of college sports can not provide (via relying on human resource competencies and implementing strategies such as strategic thinking, organizational transformation, and organizational innovation) a field for the development of organizational culture, organizational development, productivity, and social development, the development of ideological thinking and focus on the environmental issues will not be able to satisfy the consumers. Therefore, it is recommended that the top managers of college sports carry out the planned plans in order to identify and implement the necessary competencies for college sports staff and to recruit human resources based on competencies.
