Sport Management Studies

A Survey on the Productivity of Sports Federations in Professional Dimension

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Edgar Shamounian 1
Fariba Mohamadian 2
Zahra Nobakht Ramazani 2

1 Ph.D. in Sport Management, Department of Physical Education, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran

2 Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Department of Physical Education, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22089/smrj.2018.6146.2239
Abstract
The present study aimed to determine the productivity of Iranian Olympic federations in the professional dimension and it was a process research conducted as a survey under the influence of limited time domain. The research was conducted using a researcher-made questionnaire. The content, face, and criterion validity of questionnaire was examined and confirmed; and the tool reliability was tested using the Cronbach's alpha leading to the desirable coefficient of 0.96. The statistical population consisted of senior managers of Iranian Olympic federations; and managers of all federations (26) were considered as statistical samples by the full enumeration due to the limited number of managers. Data was analyzed using the Paired-Samples T-Test (to compare the productivity indicators in financial, material and human components with an emphasis on the professional dimension in desired status, and identify gaps) and the effect severity (to evaluate the productivity). According to results of financial component and mean values, the mean desired status was higher than the current status in indexes namely the commemoration of heroes and pioneers; setting up local camps; development of infrastructures; and promoting local championship levels, but due to the significant t and high effect severity, the indices namely budgets for dispatch the knowledge application had the effect severity of less than 0.05; and the mean difference of desired and current status was lower than other indices of financial components in the professional dimension. Finally, it was found that the productivity of Iranian Olympic federations was lower than the standard level in this dimension.

Keywords

Effectiveness
Productivity
Olympic Federations
Professional dimension
Sports Organizations
Productivity of Federations

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Sport Management Studies
Volume 11, Issue 55
August & Septamber 2019
July and August 2019
Pages 143-162

  • Receive Date 29 August 2018
  • Revise Date 11 November 2018
  • Accept Date 01 December 2018

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