Sport Management Studies

The Identification and Prioritization of the Sustainable Development Indicators of Championship and Model Presentation

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Ph.D. Student in Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

3 Ph.D. Student in Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract
The purpose of this study is to identify and prioritize the sustainable development indicators of championship and to present a model. This was an applied study and the research methodology was a descriptive-survey. The qualitative section of the statistical population included the professors and faculty members of the university, and the quantitative section of the statistical population included the experts and specialists in the field of championship, and also the graduate students of Sport Management at Tehran public universities who were master in sustainable development and the sport of championship. The sample of research in qualitative section consisted of 12 experts who were selected by the snowball method and the interviews continued until the theoretical saturation. The sample of research in quantitative section consisted of 121 members who were selected through purposive and accessible sampling. For data collection, field method including interview and researcher-made questionnaire were used. Its validity was confirmed by 11 professors and experts in Sports Management, and its reliability was calculated in a pilot study with 30 subjects with Cronbach's alpha greater than 0.7. The statistical method of the study was performed using second-order confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. Factor loadings of indicators were used to prioritize sustainable development indicators. SPSS21 and PLS softwares were used at the significant level (P > 0.05). The results of the study suggested that “Natural harmonic placement of sports heritage” with (0.881) standard coefficient has the highest environmental index priority; “Gender equality in the development and advancement of championship” and “Ensuring part of racial and ethnic equality in championship sports activities” with (0.942) standard coefficient has the highest social and cultural index priority; “Marketing in the form of sports marketing rules in championship sports” with (0.923) standard coefficient has the highest economic index priority; and “Maintain national unity and increase social capital by participating in championship events” with (0.945) standard coefficient has the highest political index priority of sustainable development in championship.

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Sport Management Studies
Volume 13, Issue 69
November and December 2021
Pages 33-64

  • Receive Date 04 August 2020
  • Revise Date 05 October 2020
  • Accept Date 07 October 2020

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