Authors
1 Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
2 Associate professor in sport management, Department of sport management, Faculty of physical education and sport sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the requirements for inter-cultural management in sport setting.
Methodology: This research was a qualitative exploratory study that has been done using a thematic analysis method. The statistical population of the study included experts in the field of sports and culture, and according to the nature of the research, 14 experts were interviewed as the research participants through purposive sampling until reaching the theoretical saturation. The tool used in the research was a semi-structured interview. The intra-subject agreement method was used to ensure the reliability of the findings. Also, the criterion of reliability or trustworthiness, which includes four separate but related criteria including credibility, reliability, transferability and confirmability, was used to refer to the evaluation of the quality of qualitative results.
Results: The thematic analysis of the data by Braun and Clarke’s (2006) method led to the extraction of 82 codes, 11 sub-themes and four main themes. The findings revealed that the requirements for inter-cultural management in sport setting included "cultural factors", "effective relationships and interactions", "ethical considerations", and "flexibility".
Conclusion: Considering the universality of the phenomenon of sports and the necessity of aristocracy on how to adapt and coordinate the different layers active in the field of sports with the common cultural differences in the sports environment, paying attention to the various requirements and considerations extracted in this study can be in line with cultural compatibility and Efforts to reduce cultural conflicts in sports have a significant necessity.
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