Abed Mahmoudian; Soheila Moradi; Arash Zarei; Ali Nazarian
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Objective: The present study aimed to analyze AI literacy in sports coaches with a case study of coaches in Kurdistan province.Methodology: The research method was quantitative and based on structural equation modeling. A total of 208 sports coaches were selected as a statistical sample based on random ...
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Objective: The present study aimed to analyze AI literacy in sports coaches with a case study of coaches in Kurdistan province.Methodology: The research method was quantitative and based on structural equation modeling. A total of 208 sports coaches were selected as a statistical sample based on random and convenience sampling. The measurement tools included the perceived knowledge questionnaires from Chen et al. (2020), the application from Wang and Zhang (2020), and the ethics and evaluation from Bai and Cheng (2015). Their face and content validity were confirmed by expert opinions, the confirmatory factor analysis test was used for construct validity, and the Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability tests were used for reliability.Findings: The findings indicate that the use of artificial intelligence has a positive and significant effect on perceived knowledge of artificial intelligence with a coefficient of 0.84, on the evaluation of the use of artificial intelligence with a coefficient of 0.15, and on the ethics of artificial intelligence with a coefficient of 0.78. Also, perceived knowledge of artificial intelligence and ethics of artificial intelligence have a positive and significant effect on the evaluation of the use of artificial intelligence with coefficients of 0.14 and 0.62, respectively. Conclusion: The findings of this study extend existing frameworks in the field of AI literacy to the field of sports coaching. Sports organizations, including federations and sports boards, should facilitate the increase of coaches' literacy and competencies in the field of AI by holding courses, workshops, lectures, etc.
Masoud Darabi; Maryam Hosseini Asgarabadi
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify smart sustainability indicators in sports organizations, with a focus on strategic human resource management and organizational transformation.Methodology: This qualitative research employed the grounded theory method using Charmaz’s constructivist ...
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify smart sustainability indicators in sports organizations, with a focus on strategic human resource management and organizational transformation.Methodology: This qualitative research employed the grounded theory method using Charmaz’s constructivist approach. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with managers and human resource experts in the national Departments of Sport and Youth. Theoretical sampling was conducted using the theoretical saturation method, and interviews were completed with 14 participants.Findings: The findings revealed that the indicators of strategic human resource management in sports organizations include strategic planning, talent acquisition and development, performance evaluation, and motivation to retain human resources. Organizational transformation is achieved through innovative structure, employee empowerment, change management, and enhanced inter-organizational collaboration. Smart sustainability is reinforced through a sustainable organizational culture, innovation in sustainability strategies, resource provision, and participation in social initiatives.Conclusion: The results indicate that the integration of strategic human resource management, organizational transformation, and smart sustainability enhances the performance, flexibility, and resilience of sports organizations. This synergy lays the groundwork for sustainable development and the achievement of long-term goals in complex and competitive environments.
Javad Karimi; leila soltanian
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Objective: This research was conducted to design a human resource management model for the Iranian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation in the digital age.
Methodology: The methodology employed was qualitative with a thematic analysis approach. Participants included experienced sports management professors ...
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Objective: This research was conducted to design a human resource management model for the Iranian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation in the digital age.
Methodology: The methodology employed was qualitative with a thematic analysis approach. Participants included experienced sports management professors with relevant educational and research backgrounds and experienced managers and experts from the Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation. Based on theoretical saturation criteria and using purposeful sampling, 14 interviews were conducted. The main research tool was semi-structured exploratory interviews. Feedback was provided to participants, and non-influential narratives were sought to enhance internal validity. Additionally, intra-subject agreement was confirmed.
Results: According to the findings, three prominent and influential indices of the human resource management of the Bodybuilding and Physical Fitness Federation in the digital age include digital culture, digital communications, and managerial processes. The findings indicate that digital culture encompasses technology acceptance, information protection, process advancement, promotion of participatory culture, work flexibility, data analysis capabilities enhancement, and training and awareness. The digital communications index includes components such as network structure, human resource management systems, quality of social media, video conferencing, and online training. Additionally, managerial processes include components such as evaluation systems, monitoring systems, reward and incentive systems, and recruitment and hiring systems.
Conclusion: Based on the findings, human resources personnel should be fully acquainted with digital indices in the modern era. Utilizing online training to enhance the skills of managerial staff and coaches of the Iranian Bodybuilding and Physical Fitness Federation and establishing an internal network for better communication and coordination among federation members can effectively improve human resource management and organizational performance.
masoumeh majidiparast; hossain kheradmandiean; ali Asghari Sarem; Mohammad Jalilvand
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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to prioritize the strategies of recruiting and retaining human resources in different stages of the life cycle in Iranian sports startups.
Methodology: This research work was interpretative, applied, and quantitative, which was conducted in the form of ...
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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to prioritize the strategies of recruiting and retaining human resources in different stages of the life cycle in Iranian sports startups.
Methodology: This research work was interpretative, applied, and quantitative, which was conducted in the form of a survey. The research participants were university professors of sports management, human resources management, and managers of sports start-ups, 16 of whom were purposefully and available selected as a statistical sample. In order to collect data, a closed-answer questionnaire was used, and to analyze the data, expert-choice software and Analytical Hierarchy Process were used.
Results: In the human resource recruiting section, except for the stage of business maturity and exit, where intra-organizational strategies had a higher priority; in the rest of the life cycle stages of startups, extra-organizational strategies have a higher priority. Also, the prioritization of human resource retaining strategies showed that none of the three categories of strategies has a higher priority than the other, and at all stages of the life cycle, compared to the conditions governing startups, all three categories of financial, educational and justice-oriented strategies can be used equally. In this research work, internal and external strategies of recruiting and financial, educational, and justice-oriented strategies of retaining human resources were prioritized separately.
Conclusion: At different stages of the life cycle of sports startups, in the field of recruiting and retaining human resources, a strategy should be adopted according to the conditions governing the organization.
Toraj Pormehr; Shahab Bahrami; Mohammad Jalilvand
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Objective: The purpose of this study was the effect of organizational civilization on organizational image with the mediating role of documenting experiences and organization's social network in the Tehran Municipal Sports Organization.Methodology: The research method was descriptive-correlational. The ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was the effect of organizational civilization on organizational image with the mediating role of documenting experiences and organization's social network in the Tehran Municipal Sports Organization.Methodology: The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population included all employees of the Tehran Municipality Sports Organization. A statistical sample was estimated to be sufficient for PLS modeling software (158 people), and its was used in the stratified-random sampling method. The research tool included a redesigned questionnaire from previous research for four variables on a 5-point Likert scale. The content validity of the instrument was evaluated using experts' opinion (9 people), and the construct validity was evaluated using model fit indices.Results: The results show that the direct effect of organizational culture on organizational image is significant. Also the indirect effect of organizational culture on organizational image was significant through the two mediating variables of organizational social network and organizational experiences. In addition, separately, the impact of organizational civilization on social network and organizational experiences and their impact on organizational image was also significant. The effect of organizational social network on documentation was also significant.Conclusion: Therefore, it can be said that although organizational civilization leads to the promotion of the image of the organization in the environment, the documentation of experiences and social networking significantly strengthen the civilization-illustration relationship. Therefore, it is suggested that Tehran Municipal Sports Organization use the concepts and manifestations of civilized organizations in order to reflect a suitable image of the organization in the environment, as a key to use the two strategies of documentary experiences and social network.
Mojtaba Rajabi; S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh; Reza Andam; Faezeh Abdollahnezhad
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Objective: This study aims to systematically investigate the use of partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) in sports management journals, and provide instructions and guidelines to apply this method.
Methodology: This study is a systematic review, and secondary data was used. ...
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Objective: This study aims to systematically investigate the use of partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) in sports management journals, and provide instructions and guidelines to apply this method.
Methodology: This study is a systematic review, and secondary data was used. 183 studies of all PLS-SEM studies in 14 journals of sport management, published between 2020 and 2022, were analyzed in terms of reasons for using PLS-SEM, data characteristics, model characteristics, evaluation of measurement models, structural model evaluation, reporting, and using advanced analysis.
Results: The results show that the researchers have indicated a few reasons to apply PLS-SEM, which majority of articles highlighted small sample size and lack of data normality. The results identified several issues in reporting the measurement model assessment, especially for measurement evaluation of second-order models. In addition, the findings show that most of studies have not considered reporting the advanced criteria for evaluating of structural model.
Conclusion: The results of this study assist researchers, reviewers and editors of journals to be more mindful, in future studies regarding the reporting of the results using PLS-SEM and avoid incorrect conclusions.
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Summary
A proper and simultaneous application of technology management, knowledge management, and innovation management as a triangle of organizational efficiency is the key factor to success. Therefore, creating an efficient structural capacity in the form of supporting innovative activities along ...
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Summary
A proper and simultaneous application of technology management, knowledge management, and innovation management as a triangle of organizational efficiency is the key factor to success. Therefore, creating an efficient structural capacity in the form of supporting innovative activities along with dynamic organizational structures has always been the bedrock of creativity and effective change, which, in turn, leads to the empowerment of the organization in the competitive cycle.
Introduction
The coordination between strategic resources of the organization besides deployment of information system based on information technology generates innovation in operations processing, and consequently, leads to the introduction of new products and services. Therefore, the main purpose of this research work was investigate the impact of top-management support on the innovative processing and providing creative products considering the mediating role of organizational structure and information technology in the sports and youth offices.
Methodology and Approach
The present study is a correlational study, in which the data were collected descriptively and operated in the form of structural equation research. The statistical population of the study included all managers of the sports and youth departments of the three provinces of Golestan, Mazandaran, and Guilan, in which 200 people were selected by cluster sampling as the statistical sample of the study. The research tools included the Rana and Tipo (2013) top managers support questionnaire with 6 items, organizational structure synergy questionnaire with Mana information technology (2012) in the form of 6 items, and Kim creativity questionnaire (2012) including 10 items. It was set as a 5-point Likert scale (1: never to 5: very high). After confirmation of the contextual and visual validity of the questioner, the internal reliability was confirmed by the experts by the Cronbach's alpha method (α = 0.79). Finally, after insurance of good fit of research model, the data was analyzed using the partial least squares technique )smart PLS( and the SPSS software.
Results and Conclusion
After making insurance of good fit index by triple-indices of Fornell and Larker (loading factors, composite reliability and average variance extracted), the results of path analysis showed that the top manager support had a significant effect on the innovation processing and production of innovative products. The direct effect of the combination of structure and technology on the dimensions of innovation was also significant. The results also showed a significant effect of the managerial support on the integration of information technology and organizational structure. It is suggested that the top managers of sport departments should improve the quality of services by creating supportive policies as well as establishing technology-based organizational structures, while creating efficiency in their operational processes.
