Sport Management Studies

Investigating factors affecting organizational transparency in the Iranian Football Federation

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Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 . MA in sports management (sports events), Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Guilan University, Guilan, Iran

2 Professor of Sports Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Guilan University, Guilan

Abstract
The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the factors affecting organizational transparency in the Iranian Football Federation. The statistical population included managers and experts in the football federation, provincial boards, professional football clubs, football media, legal and regulatory units in the National Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Youth Sports; Due to their abundance and dispersion, the statistical sample was selected as available and finally included 315 people. The tool used was a researcher-made questionnaire with 68 questions and three general parts. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by expert professors and the reliability value was 0.89, which indicated its good reliability. Data analysis was done with the help of SPSS and PLS3 software. The findings of the research showed that the distribution of the data was normal and the coefficients of the obtained factor loadings for all indicators were greater than 0.65, according to which all the indicators remained in the model. The results of the correlation test also showed that there is a proper correlation between all the components of the research; And finally, based on the structural model with standard coefficients, all relationships were confirmed. Considering the importance of the issue of organizational transparency in an important organization such as the Football Federation, managers and officials should pay special attention to it and in order to develop and improve it, consider the necessary plans and measures, and thus organizational productivity improve themselves.

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Sport Management Studies

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 09 October 2024

  • Receive Date 24 May 2023
  • Revise Date 17 September 2024
  • Accept Date 06 October 2024

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