Sports management, marketing
mohamad najmi; Abbas Naghizadeh-Baghi; Nasrin Azizian kohan; Mehrdad Moharramzadeh
Abstract
Crowdfunding has become a valuable source of investment for new businesses and projects.
The present research was conducted with the purpose of explaining the design of the collective financing model of Iranian football clubs based on the data theory of the foundation. This research is applied in terms ...
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Crowdfunding has become a valuable source of investment for new businesses and projects.
The present research was conducted with the purpose of explaining the design of the collective financing model of Iranian football clubs based on the data theory of the foundation. This research is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of collection method in the category of qualitative research and was conducted using the data theory method of the foundation. The statistical population of this research includes presidents and vice presidents of the football federation, the country's football league, presidents of football boards, managing directors and members of the board of directors of football clubs in the provinces of the country, and the sampling was continued with a targeted method until reaching theoretical saturation (N = 15). Research data analysis was done with MAXQDA2020 software. In this research, in order to check the validity of the methods of validity, transferability, reliability and verifiability, and to calculate the reliability, the method of agreement between the coders and determination of Felice Cappa coefficient was used. According to the first methodological process, the codes related to the topic were identified from the primary data, and 92 open codes were obtained. In the axial coding stage, 21 subcategories were determined. In the selective coding stage, sub-categories were classified according to causal, contextual, intervening, strategic and dimensions of financial crowdsourcing, and the corresponding model was presented. In general, the results of the current research strengthen the knowledge base of crowdfunding and confirm the low ability and lack of necessary platforms for income generation, the existence of weak and inefficient structures of football clubs in the country and the accumulation of debts in the clubs. It is hoped that this exploratory study will be the basis and stimulus for future efforts to improve and optimize the performance of football clubs and reduce their debts and financial problems
Sports management, marketing
Hosna Nikzad; Shahryar kharazian; Hossein Peymanizad; Ali Yaghoobian
Abstract
The present study was conducted to identify the key components and develop a theory of action regarding the impact of sports influencers’ endorsement advertising methods on the behavior of consumers of sports products and services on social media. In terms of approach, this study was qualitative; ...
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The present study was conducted to identify the key components and develop a theory of action regarding the impact of sports influencers’ endorsement advertising methods on the behavior of consumers of sports products and services on social media. In terms of approach, this study was qualitative; in terms of purpose, it was applied-developmental; and it was grounded in an interpretive-constructivist paradigm. The research strategy was grounded theory based on Glaser’s classic approach, and data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 19 experts and key informants, including faculty members, marketing and advertising specialists, sports influencers, sports journalists, and content production experts. Sampling was conducted theoretically, and data were analyzed using the constant comparative method through open, selective, and theoretical coding. The trustworthiness of the findings was ensured through the criteria of credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability. The findings revealed 60 final concepts, 10 subcomponents, and 4 main categories, including sports influencer characteristics as the message source, advertising content and presentation style, interaction and social network, and consumer behavioral outcomes. In addition, the core category of the study was conceptualized as “trust-based persuasion in the context of social interaction.” This finding indicates that the effectiveness of sports influencers’ advertising methods is multilayered and processual, extending beyond the simple introduction of a product and operating through a chain of source trust, message quality and congruence, social interaction, and enduring behavioral outcomes for consumers.
Sports management, marketing
Mohammad Rasoul Khodadadi; Yaghoub Badri Azarin; Mohanad Wattan Mashi Al-Jabr
Abstract
Sports tourism is one of the key areas of economic and social development that can contribute to cultural transformation and the improvement of international interactions. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to explain the model of factors influencing the demand for sports tourism in Iraq. The ...
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Sports tourism is one of the key areas of economic and social development that can contribute to cultural transformation and the improvement of international interactions. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to explain the model of factors influencing the demand for sports tourism in Iraq. The present research is applied in nature, employing a qualitative research method based on grounded theory with the Glaserian approach. The statistical population of the study consisted of professors and experts in sports management, tourism, and sports tourism, managers of tourism agencies, and Ph.D. researchers in sports management. The sample was selected from among the population members using purposive and snowball sampling methods. To gather the necessary information for the research, document study and interviews were employed, and the interviews for this study were conducted from September to December 2023. The research tool was semi-structured interviews with 15 experts, which continued until theoretical saturation was reached. The validity of the research was confirmed by relevant experts, and the reliability was achieved through the intra-subject agreement method, reaching 74%. The results of the study showed that economic dynamism, tourism management, sports events, social and cultural transformation, tourism challenges and opportunities, economic, managerial, political, social, and cultural functions, information technology, and environmental factors were the 11 key categories influencing the demand for sports tourism in Iraq. In this regard, attention to the factors influencing the demand for sports tourism in Iraq and effective management of these factors can help increase the number of sports tourists and contribute to the sustainable development of this industry in the country. Accordingly, the present study introduces a comprehensive model of the factors influencing the demand for sports tourism in Iraq, and the implementation of these strategies can contribute to Iraq’s economic and social growth, positioning the country as a model for sustainable sports tourism development in the region.
Sports management, marketing
Mohammad khalili khezrabadi; Mohammad Kashef; Mehrdad Moharramzadeh
Abstract
According to the new attitude in the management of gymnastics clubs, in the present research, an attempt has been made to design the implementation model of the blue ocean strategy in gymnastics clubs. This research was a qualitative study. The participants in the research were university experts who, ...
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According to the new attitude in the management of gymnastics clubs, in the present research, an attempt has been made to design the implementation model of the blue ocean strategy in gymnastics clubs. This research was a qualitative study. The participants in the research were university experts who, according to the nature of the research, were conducted with 10 people in a snowball manner with semi-structured interviews until theoretical saturation was reached. In order to ensure the reliability and validity of the research, intra-subject agreement and expert opinions were used and their opinions were revised. To form the theory, Strauss and Corbin's method was used in the form of three stages of open, central and selective coding, and by using blue ocean strategy implementation tools such as the strategy canvas, the four action framework, etc., in order to present the ocean strategy implementation model. 179 The final concept was designed in the form of the foundation's data theory conceptual model consisting of the central category, causal conditions, contextual factors, intervening conditions, strategies and consequences. Also, a 5-step model for implementing the blue ocean strategy in gymnastics clubs was presented, and finally, this model was combined with the conceptual model of the foundation's data theory and the final model was obtained. In order to identify the right path to move towards the blue ocean, strategies of creation, increase, decrease and elimination were used, and finally, the implementation of the strategy resulted in the results of the research.
Sports management, marketing
Ziba Mohammad Rezaei; Korosh Veisi; Samira Aliabadi; Mohsen Esmaeili
Abstract
The research method employed a mixed approach (qualitative-quantitative), with participants consisting of experts in sports marketing, media, and e-sport businesses. The selection criteria for participants in the qualitative section were theoretical saturation, and a purposive sampling method along with ...
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The research method employed a mixed approach (qualitative-quantitative), with participants consisting of experts in sports marketing, media, and e-sport businesses. The selection criteria for participants in the qualitative section were theoretical saturation, and a purposive sampling method along with snowball sampling strategy resulted in the selection of 18 individuals. The identified individuals from the qualitative section were then used for structural-interpretive analysis. Data collection tools included semi-structured interviews for the qualitative section and a 14x14 matrix for the quantitative section. To ensure validity and reliability, the coding process utilized strategies such as credibility, transferability, conformability, process audit, and agreement within the subject. The qualitative data analysis involved two stages: initial coding and focused coding, while the quantitative data analysis employed the structural interpretive modeling and the MICMAC analysis. The findings revealed 14 determinant factors related to social media marketing in e-sport businesses. Based on the structural interpretive analysis, the relationships between these factors were categorized into 7 levels, forming a hierarchical relationship model. This model demonstrates that social media marketing in e-sport businesses leads to changes in consumer behavior and the effectiveness of marketing activities. The underlying cause of this transformation is the growth of the digital environment, followed by the widespread penetration of social media networks. Based on these results, it can be concluded that social media marketing in e-sport businesses is a complex multifaceted process, with interconnected components that create interactions and reactions in social media marketing.
Sports management, marketing
Shima Hesami; Korosh Veisi; Samira Aliabadi
Abstract
AbstractThe purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of Internet marketing mix on the intention of customers to buy sports products online with the role of moderator of online shopping anxiety. The present study is an applied research in terms of purpose and quantitatively strategically and ...
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AbstractThe purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of Internet marketing mix on the intention of customers to buy sports products online with the role of moderator of online shopping anxiety. The present study is an applied research in terms of purpose and quantitatively strategically and in terms of correlation implementation path, field data collection and prospective time. In the present study, the statistical population was the customers of reputable foreign sports brands (Adidas, Nike, Puma, etc.), in which 360 people were selected as the research sample and were selected by available sampling method and voluntarily. According to the objectives of the study, the appropriate tools for this study was a questionnaire; For this purpose, to collect data related to the Internet marketing mix, a questionnaire of 42 questions by Kasumawati et al. (2014), which consists of 7 components (price, product, promotion, site, customer service, personalization, security) used. Also, Danes and Wei (2005) 5-question questionnaire was used to measure the variable of online shopping intention, and finally, Nagaro Gandotra (2016) questionnaire, which consists of 5 questions, was used to measure the variable of online shopping anxiety. Confirmatory factor analysis and mediating the effects and mediating role of the research were analyzed at 5% error level using 25 SPSS and Smart PLS 3.2.9 software. The results showed that the internet marketing mix has a positive and significant effect on online shopping intention, also online shopping anxiety has a moderating role between the effect of internet marketing mix on online shopping intention.
