Payame Noor University Communication Management in Sport Media 2345-5578 Articles in Press 2025 02 11 Presenting an interactive model of factors affecting the development of the country's championship sports management information systems Presenting an interactive model of factors affecting the development of the country's championship sports management information systems 11591 10.30473/jsm.2025.70942.1856 FA MohammadAli Janbozorgi PhD student in Sports Management, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Farideh Ashraf Ganjouei Associate Professor, Department of Sports Management, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Mohsen Bagherian Farah Abadi Assistant professor of sport management department, science and research branch, Islamic Azad University, tehran, iran. Zahra Haji Anzahi Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Management, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2024 04 04 The present study aimed to propose an interactive model of factors affecting the development of management information systems (MIS) in elite sports in Iran. The research method was a mixed method (qualitative and quantitative). The qualitative population consisted of experts knowledgeable about the research topic, among whom 14 interviews were conducted. In the quantitative section, in addition to the experts from the qualitative phase, some elite sports managers and specialists, as well as information technology officials of sports federations and associations were included in the statistical population. After preliminary estimations, their total number was 320. Based on Morgan's sample size table and using convenience sampling, 175 participants were selected as the sample. The data collection tool included interviews and questionnaires. Data analysis was performed through open, axial, and selective coding. In the quantitative phase, the DEMATEL method was used to analyze the data. The findings showed that the factors affecting the development of management information systems in elite sports in Iran include dynamism, internal excellence, technical knowledge, motivational systems, and managerial transformation. The results showed that internal excellence and managerial transformation are causal factors, while dynamism, technical knowledge, and motivational systems are resultant factors. The findings emphasize the pivotal role of internal excellence and managerial transformation in shaping and driving the other factors toward the development of management information systems in elite sports in Iran. The present study aimed to propose an interactive model of factors affecting the development of management information systems (MIS) in elite sports in Iran. The research method was a mixed method (qualitative and quantitative). The qualitative population consisted of experts knowledgeable about the research topic, among whom 14 interviews were conducted. In the quantitative section, in addition to the experts from the qualitative phase, some elite sports managers and specialists, as well as information technology officials of sports federations and associations were included in the statistical population. After preliminary estimations, their total number was 320. Based on Morgan's sample size table and using convenience sampling, 175 participants were selected as the sample. The data collection tool included interviews and questionnaires. Data analysis was performed through open, axial, and selective coding. In the quantitative phase, the DEMATEL method was used to analyze the data. The findings showed that the factors affecting the development of management information systems in elite sports in Iran include dynamism, internal excellence, technical knowledge, motivational systems, and managerial transformation. The results showed that internal excellence and managerial transformation are causal factors, while dynamism, technical knowledge, and motivational systems are resultant factors. The findings emphasize the pivotal role of internal excellence and managerial transformation in shaping and driving the other factors toward the development of management information systems in elite sports in Iran.