Sport Management Studies

Study on Improvement of Green Information System in Sport Facility and Organizations of Islamic Azad University

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Babak Davodi 1
Ali Zarei 2
Farideh Ashraf Ganjavi 2

1 PhD student in Sport Management, Department of Physical Education and sport sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor of Sport Management, Department of Physical Education and sport sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22089/smrj.2019.6398.2308
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to study the improvement of the green information system in sports facilities and sports organizations of Islamic Azad University. This research was mix method that was done on the field. The statistical population of this study consists of all managers and staff members of sport affairs of free universities throughout the country. In order to select a sample at the National Sports Association of the Islamic Azad University, in the year 1395, with the participation of all sports officials of the Azad University of the country and employees of the Sports Department of the Central Organization, the total number of people attending the gathering (340 of 114 academic units). The questionnaire was distributed to the researcher, of which 320 questionnaires were returned to the researcher. The present research tool was a questionnaire of staff's maturity status for the green information system and a questionnaire on the factors affecting the improvement of the green information system in the department of sports of Islamic Azad University. The statistical analysis method in this study included statistical methods of Smironom colomograf, T-test and exploratory factor analysis. The results of this study showed that the maturity level of Islamic Azad University's sports departments regarding the name of the green information in all areas including the data center (mean = 2.55; P= 0.001); administrative environment (mean = 59.2; P=0.001), the method of work (mean= 2.56; P=0.001), logistics (mean = 2.60; P=0.001) and organizational citizenship laws (mean=2.52; P=0.001) was an unfavorable level. In general, in order to improve the green information system, some cultural, educational and individual aspects are needed to improve the field of maturity of Islamic Azad University sports departments.

Keywords

Maturity
Environment
Culture
Education
Information Systems

Subjects

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Sport Management Studies
Volume 12, Issue 60
July and August 2020
Pages 193-216

  • Receive Date 19 September 2018
  • Revise Date 10 April 2019
  • Accept Date 08 May 2019

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