Sport International Relations
soheila sefaty; Saeed Ghorbani; Reza Rezayi Shirazi
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The aim of the present research was to explain and prioritize the factors affecting sports diplomacy in the virtual space. This study was fundamental in terms of purpose, descriptive in nature, and a mixed research in terms of variables, which was a combination of the Delphi and fuzzy Dematel methods. ...
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The aim of the present research was to explain and prioritize the factors affecting sports diplomacy in the virtual space. This study was fundamental in terms of purpose, descriptive in nature, and a mixed research in terms of variables, which was a combination of the Delphi and fuzzy Dematel methods. The statistical population of this research, given the type of research on sports diplomacy, included all stakeholders and experts in the field of sports diplomacy and international relations, members of the academic faculty of sports management in the country and officials of international federations. The sampling method in the qualitative section was purposeful and snowball, and a total of 16 interviews were conducted to reach theoretical saturation. The Delphi group consisted of 8 of the interviewees, and 13 experts formed the fuzzy Dematel group. The analyses were performed in the Excel software. The interview findings and the theoretical foundations of the research indicated that a total of 79 items were identified as factors affecting sports diplomacy in the virtual space, which were classified into 9 main categories: "nature and potential", "structural factors", "management policy", "media policy", "professional sports policy", "cultural policy", "international policy", "economic factors" and "communication policy". In addition, the findings of the fuzzy Dematel test showed that there are 4 influential factors and 5 susceptible factors on sports diplomacy in the virtual space. In a general conclusion, it was stated that the influential factors should be given priority, as this could have a greater impact on sports diplomacy in the virtual space of Iran and play a more active role in this area.
Mehdi Rasouli; Rasoul Azadi
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This research has been conducted to develop a model for the development of start-up sports businesses, emphasizing the role of cyberspace. This research had a qualitative approach & the grounded method of Strauss & Corbin theory was used. The method of data collection was in-depth interviews ...
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This research has been conducted to develop a model for the development of start-up sports businesses, emphasizing the role of cyberspace. This research had a qualitative approach & the grounded method of Strauss & Corbin theory was used. The method of data collection was in-depth interviews with 11 professors & owners of sports startups, after reaching the theoretical saturation limit. The validity of the instrument in this study was reviewed & confirmed by interviewees & then expert professors; Also, to calculate the reliability of the interviews, the intra-subject agreement method was used, which was obtained 74%, which shows the high reliability of the coding. To analyze the data, the coding method was used in three stages: open, axial, & selective coding; The number of open codes was 216 & the central codes were 34. The results were categorized into 5 main dimensions: causal conditions, pivotal conditions, contextual conditions, intervening conditions, strategies, & consequences. The output of the model for business development through cyberspace can be a good way for sports start-up business owners.