Sport Management Studies

Identifying and Prioritizing Barriers to the Privatization of Soccer Industry in Iran Using Multi-Criteria Analysis and Copeland's Approach

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Isfahan

2 Ph.D. Student of Sport Management, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

3 Assistant Professor of Sport Management, University of Isfahan

Abstract
This study aims to recognize and ultimately prioritize barriers to the privatization of soccer industry in Iran using the integrated approach of multi-criteria analysis and Copeland's method. This investigation is also based on the opinions of experts and seeks to inform sport policymakers about strengths and weaknesses of the privatization of soccer industry in Iran as well as the barriers to do so. This research is a survey-based study and follows a practical application. Both descriptive and inferential data analyses were conducted. In this study, barriers to the privatization of soccer industry in Iran were initially identified and then ranked using various models of multi-attribute decision making (MADM). As the results obtained from the above-mentioned models did not conform to each other in some cases, an integrated model called Copeland’s method was used to reach a general consensus in ranking obstacles to the privatization of soccer clubs in Iran. Ranking results obtained from Copeland’s method revealed that the three main barriers to the privatization of soccer industry in Iran were lack of proper planning for privatization, lack of television broadcasting right for soccer industry in Iran, and lack of appropriate infrastructure for privatization of soccer industry in this country. Therefore, paying attention to the existing obstacles can be very useful in the realization of the soccer industry privatization in Iran.

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Sport Management Studies
Volume 9, Issue 41
May and June 2017
Pages 15-36

  • Receive Date 04 January 2016
  • Revise Date 23 June 2016
  • Accept Date 20 June 2016

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