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Farzad Nobakht; Akram Faridi; Abbas Naghizadeh; Mehrdad Moharramzadeh; Nasrin Azizian Kohan
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The main purpose of this study was to investigate the networking capability of women’s sport clubs in Ardabil province in order to both benefit the clubs and promote the development of women's sports. It was a descriptive applied research. The statistical population of Ardabil sports club staff ...
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The main purpose of this study was to investigate the networking capability of women’s sport clubs in Ardabil province in order to both benefit the clubs and promote the development of women's sports. It was a descriptive applied research. The statistical population of Ardabil sports club staff is 200 and based on Morgan table the sample size was estimated 120 people (n = 120). The data were collected through Business Networking Questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha was used to assess the reliability of the questionnaire. One-sample t-test and SPSS 20 software were also used to test the hypotheses. The results of this study showed that Ardabil women's clubs' product networking capability, processes, information system and organizational culture were significantly higher than the average (mean= 3 and significance level= 95%). Also, the networking of managers, staff and organizational structure were found to be significantly lower than the average. The results showed that by spreading culture of networking activities and changing the approach of managers and staff of women's clubs, new products can be developed for existing clubs. Also, standardizing processes and using new information systems can facilitate the networking process since existing clubs cannot develop on their own because of their small size.
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Rasool Norouzi Seyed Hossini; Erfan Moradi
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Consumption Emotions from the perspective of consumers can be the basis for their mental involvement with their desired product and this mental conflict can be expected to be deeply and effective on consumers' behavioral intentions when it is linked to sport and associated phenomena such as sports symbols ...
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Consumption Emotions from the perspective of consumers can be the basis for their mental involvement with their desired product and this mental conflict can be expected to be deeply and effective on consumers' behavioral intentions when it is linked to sport and associated phenomena such as sports symbols or mascots.Therefore, the purpose of the present study is to analyze the consumption- commination`s emotions influenced by well-known sports mascots (case study: Puma brand) in explaining consumer behavioral intentions with a consideration of the gender moderating effect. The methodology of this study is descriptive-survey and by purpose, it is a type of applied study. Estimation of sample size in this study was done using SPSS Sample power software based on the objectives and assumptions of the research and using the tool considered (questionnaire)the assumptions considered in the form of statistical methods were analyzed by Smart PLS 3 software. The findings of this study indicate that consuming emotions consisting of arousal and pleasure have a positive and significant effect on the behavioral intentions of consumers affected by Puma sports mascots; On the other hand, the role and effect of gender modulation in the causal relationship between arousal on behavioral intention was rejected and the effect of pleasure on behavioral intention was confirmed; in other words, the gender variable has moderate the relationship between pleasure on behavioral intentions. It is therefore recommended to marketers and practitioners the psychological-communicational characteristics (feeling of pleasure) of different groups affected bywell-known sports mascots are increasingly taken into consideration.
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Vahid Makizadeh; Adel Mohebbi; Fatemeh Sharaei
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The Purpose of this paper is to investigate the consequences of brand personality appeal (BPA) in the sports program (90 TVprogram). After the literature review and inline with the previous researches, thetheoretical framework was presented and tested. This research used convenience sampling as a sampling ...
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The Purpose of this paper is to investigate the consequences of brand personality appeal (BPA) in the sports program (90 TVprogram). After the literature review and inline with the previous researches, thetheoretical framework was presented and tested. This research used convenience sampling as a sampling method. The reliability of the questionnaire was 0.876 using Cronbach's alpha coefficient.Hypotheses were tested by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) using Amos 24 software.The results indicate that advertising appeal has positive impact on brand personality appeal. Brand personality appeal also has positive impact on relationship quality, brand loyalty, and brand attachment. Relationship quality and brand loyalty also have positive impact on word of mouth. Attachment to the brand has positive impact on relationship quality and brand loyalty.
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Amir Hossein Sepehrian; Seyed Morteza Azimzadeh; Mohammad Keshtidar
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Nowadays, identifying the factors influencing consumer purchase behavior has come at the forefront of corporate attention. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the impact of advertising using celebrity athletes on the intention to purchase sports and non-sports goods. This is an applied ...
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Nowadays, identifying the factors influencing consumer purchase behavior has come at the forefront of corporate attention. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the impact of advertising using celebrity athletes on the intention to purchase sports and non-sports goods. This is an applied study that employs a quasi-experimental method. This study was conducted as a pre-test and post-test on an available and voluntary sample of 150 sports sciences students of the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. Data were collected using Zaichkowski’s Standardized Purchase Intention Questionnaire (1985) by SPSS version 23. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were investigated. The results showed that celebrity athlete endorsement had a significant positive effect on the intention to purchase sports and non-sports goods. However, celebrity athlete endorsement has increased the intention to purchase sports goods significantly more than the intention to purchase non- sports goods. Thus, the use of celebrity athletes in advertising can exert a significant and beneficial influence on the behavior and intention of consumers to purchase sporting and non-sports goods. A celebrity endorser is advised to have the necessary expertise and knowledge about the prodeucts that he/she wants to advertise.
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Hossein Mansouri; Moslem Gholami; Saeed Sadeghi Boroujerdi; Meysam Sadeghi
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Instagram advertising indices on the immediate and hidden behavioral response of sporting consumers. The statistical population of this study consists of consumers of sporting goods in Tehran Monirieh market who areusing Instagram. 341 ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Instagram advertising indices on the immediate and hidden behavioral response of sporting consumers. The statistical population of this study consists of consumers of sporting goods in Tehran Monirieh market who areusing Instagram. 341 questionnaires were used. Data analysis was performed using Smart-PLS software. The results showed that tendency index with 0.32 had the most effect on immediate behavioral responses and knowledge with 0.24, awareness with 0.216 and persuasion with 0.156 had the most effect on behavioral responses, while persuading with 0.284 had the most effect on hidden behavioral responses and awareness with 0.268, tendency with 0.244 and knowledge with 0.22 had effect on hidden behavioral responses, respectively. Expressing the benefits, added value, potential benefits of purchasing a product on Instagram and displaying product consumption by celebrities, such as heroes and artists, promotes sports marketing on Instagram, enhancing consumer interest and persuading consumers to shop and creativity in advertising can affect this relationship. Interacting and engaging through social media greatly facilitates the process of creating a stable intimate relationships between the company, its products and customers and it causes immediate and hidden positive behaviors such as transferring information and posts, interacting, and ultimately it leads to consumer purchasing behavior
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Ehsan Namdar Joyami; Seyed Aligholi Rowshan; Noor Mohammad Yaghoubi
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The purpose of this research is to investigate the role of modern knowledge management processes in the strategy of sustainable competitive advantage among sports media staffs in Isfahan province. To investigate this, a major hypothesis and six partial hypotheses have been developed. The main hypothesis ...
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The purpose of this research is to investigate the role of modern knowledge management processes in the strategy of sustainable competitive advantage among sports media staffs in Isfahan province. To investigate this, a major hypothesis and six partial hypotheses have been developed. The main hypothesis deals with the role of modern knowledge management processes in sustaining competitive advantage; and partial assumptions about the role of the dimensions of modern knowledge management processes (knowledge identification - the goals of cognitive science-knowledge production- Knowledge storage - Knowledge sharing - Knowledge use) in a sustainable competitive advantage. All assumptions were confirmed and their rates for the main hypothesis and sub-hypotheses are 0.34 and 0.38, 0.41, 0.41, 0.38, 0.33, 0.40 respectively. The present study is a descriptive-survey based on the purpose of data collection. The statistical population of this research is the sports media staff in Isfahan province with a population of 580 people. The sampling method is simple random. The sample size is 231 according to Morgan's table. By increasing one unit in knowledge management processes, the sustained competitive advantage will increase 0.34 units. If the organization needs to be knowledgeable and appropriate to the needs of the community and industry, identify the knowledge needed and target it, and adapt to that appropriate strategy and produce the required knowledge, then this knowledge will be stored in the enterprise memory and be exposed to those who need that knowledge and practice, and this can be the leading media organization that has a competitive edge in offering competition with other media organizations in the country. Each organization, according to its location in the local sector, should focus on other areas of science on its indigenous and regional knowledge. Knowledge and effective use of it and quick acquisition and use of new knowledge are the only sources of sustainable competitive advantage.
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Sardar Mohammadi; Arash Zarei
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The purpose of this study was to review the effect of social network on word of mouth advertising due to loyalty and attachment to the brand in Iran Football Premier League.The present study aimed to investigate the effect of social media marketing on brand equity and the response of Persepolis football ...
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The purpose of this study was to review the effect of social network on word of mouth advertising due to loyalty and attachment to the brand in Iran Football Premier League.The present study aimed to investigate the effect of social media marketing on brand equity and the response of Persepolis football fans. Descriptive correlational method was used. The statistical population of the study consisted of all the fans of Persepolis Football Club. To cllect data, 315 questionnaires were collected online at www.porsline.ir and after excluding altered and incomplete questionnaires, 310 acceptable questionnaires were analyzed. Furthermore, a modified Seo and Park questionnaire (2018) was used that includes 23 questions that it’s face and content validities were assessed using the opinion of several professors, its convergent and divergent validity were assessed using confirmatory factor analysis and its internal validity was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics and Structural Equation Modeling were used. The results indicated a significant and positive prediction of social media marketing about brand awareness changes and brand image changes, 0.5% and 1.2%, respectively. Moreover, the study found that brand awareness has a positive effect on verbal advertising and brand commitment. The brand image was also found as having significant effect on verbal advertising and brand commitment. Therefore, the ability of social media space, applied with a well- designed scientific framework, will be highly effective and football clubs can use this space and also their fans to provide services and products that can make a proper income for the club.
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Hamid Ghasemi; Masoumeh Hosseini; Hassan Ameri Asl
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With the advent of Internet and joined computer networks in the world today, the first point of contact between users is the organization and services. The aim of this study was to compare the sports coverage on the websites of the education Ministry in different provinces with an emphasis on sports ...
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With the advent of Internet and joined computer networks in the world today, the first point of contact between users is the organization and services. The aim of this study was to compare the sports coverage on the websites of the education Ministry in different provinces with an emphasis on sports related news and how much the news is informative in 2014. The research methodwas descriptive in terms of strategy and applied in terms of purpose. The population was all the websites of education ministry administrations in all provinces equal to 31 websites due to 31 provinces and total population sampling was used. The measurement tool was coding sheets that it’s face validity was confirmed by 5 sports and communication management specialists and its reliability coefficient was obtained 0.8 based on Scott's formula. Pearson Chi-square test was used for research hypotheses. Results showed that the content of the websites of the provinces have significant differences in terms of sports fields (Futsal 7.4%, Volleyball 7.2%, Track and Field 5.3%) educational grades (Primary Schools 16.6%, Secondary schools 7.4% and high schools 10.5%) level of events (regional 44.7%, Provincial 31.3%,...). Therefore, according to the research findings, it is suggested to sports officials in education ministry that in addition to popular sports fields (Football, Futsal, and Volleyball), pay attention to other sports fields as well.