Sports Media
Rezvan Kavyaniniya; Adel Afkhar; Majid Solimani
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The current research was carried out with the aim of influencing factors on the decision making of risky investment of accelerator companies in the field of sports startups. The research method was of a mixed type (qualitative-quantitative) and its qualitative part was done in the form of Glazer's ...
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The current research was carried out with the aim of influencing factors on the decision making of risky investment of accelerator companies in the field of sports startups. The research method was of a mixed type (qualitative-quantitative) and its qualitative part was done in the form of Glazer's emergent approach. The statistical population in the qualitative section included people who are aware of the research topic, and according to the purposeful selection, the number of 15 people was determined as a sample. Also, in the quantitative part of this research, all active people in the field of sports start-up were included. The content validity of this questionnaire was examined using the opinion of university professors and its construct validity by means of factor analysis. In order to analyze the data, coding and structural equation method were used. All data analysis process was done in SPSS, PLS and MaxQDA software. The results showed that a total of 6 themes, including time frames, investment risk, psychological aspects, previous experiences, financial issues, and legal-economic issues, were identified as factors influencing the decision-making of risky investments of accelerator companies in the field of sports startups. The results showed that the psychological factor with an effect of 0.263 has the most effect among all the variables. In general, in order to speed up the risky investment decisions of accelerator companies in the field of sports startups, platforms should be provided in line with individual and environmental issues.
Sports Media
Fatemeh Javadi; Adel Afkhar; Majid Solimani
Abstract
The current research was designed and implemented to examine the role of social media in the success and continuity of private sports clubs. This study utilized a descriptive-survey approach for its practical purpose, employing a mixed method for data collection. In the qualitative portion, the research ...
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The current research was designed and implemented to examine the role of social media in the success and continuity of private sports clubs. This study utilized a descriptive-survey approach for its practical purpose, employing a mixed method for data collection. In the qualitative portion, the research population included sports management professors who had conducted at least two studies related to media and sports clubs, as well as managers of public and private sports clubs with doctoral degrees. Purposeful sampling was employed for this segment. In the quantitative portion, the statistical population consisted of all managers of public and private sports clubs in Hamadan city, totaling 109 individuals. The research tools included semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. For analyzing the qualitative data, open, axial, and selective coding methods were utilized, while structural equation modeling was applied in the quantitative analysis. The results yielded two general components: social media and the success and continuity of sports clubs. Additionally, the findings indicated that the research model demonstrated a good fit. Consequently, managers of private sports clubs should prioritize improving their management systems, enhancing financial support, and utilizing expert human resources to achieve significant success in their endeavors.