Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Ph.D. Student in Sport Management, Faculty of psychology and educational Sciences, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.
2 Associate of sport management, Faculty of psychology and educational Sciences, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.
Abstract
Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to investigate the networking capability of sport boards which can be considered as a launching pad for the promotion of sport federations. Networking can lead to a series of positive innovative outcomes. If networking is performed in a good way in sport boards, financial circulation is improved. Networking in sports organizations can lead to a drastic increase in the income and the business prosperity of the organization in all respects.
Methodology: The present study was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive in terms of methodology. Sports boards’ staff in the north-western provinces of Iran were considered as statistical population. The overall statistical population of the study consisted of 1832 subjects, from which a sample of 318 subjects were randomly selected according to Morgan and Krejcie table. Data were collected through the researcher-made Business Networking Questionnaire. Cranach's alpha was used to assess the reliability of the questionnaire. One-sample t-test and SPSS 26 software were used to test the hypotheses.
Findings: According to the findings, the networking capability of sport boards in the north-western provinces of the country were significantly higher than the average (mean= 3 with 95% confidence) in all respects. The results demonstrated that thanks to the small size of the sport boards, they cannot trust at their own ability alone. Therefore, they should set up for standardizing processes and using new information systems to facilitate the networking processes in their structure.
Originality: This study is a milestone to reach the smart government in the society and is innovative in this regard. If the networks are stablished in the sport organizations in a good way, the federations can do their duty in the shortest period of time and with the most productivity. By the way, networks play a great role in saving time, energy and money in sport federations and society as a whole.
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