Document Type : Original Article
Authors
- leila ghorbani ghahfarokhi 1
- abolfazl farahani 2
- MOHAMMAD MOHSEN SADR 3
- Seyyed Farshid Mirmohammadian Toutkaleh 4
1 Associate Professor of Sports Management, Department of Sports Sciences, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
2 Professor of Sports Management, Department of Sports Sciences, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
3 Associate Professor of Information Technology, Department of Information Technology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
4 PhD student in Sports Management, Department of Sports Sciences, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
The present research was conducted with the aim of investigating the role of the quality of staff training in the maturity of the strategic alignment of information technology in the sports federations of the Islamic Republic of Iran.Sampling was done in the qualitative section among experts, senior managers of federations and university professors in the fields related to the snowball method (n = 12) and the data was collected using structured interviews. For qualitative analysis, the theme analysis method of MaxQDA software was used, and the concepts and categories obtained were confirmed using the fuzzy Delphi method. In the quantitative part, sampling was done among the employees of the sports federations using stratified random method (n=300) and the data was collected using a questionnaire. This questionnaire was adjusted based on the indicators obtained from the qualitative stage and its reliability and validity were confirmed. Quantitative data analysis was done by Pearson correlation test and SPSS software version 21.
The findings showed 52 indicators in 6 general categories including 1-communication, 2-competence/value, 3-management/authority, 4-participation, 5-scope/architecture and 6-human resources/skills, maturity. It determines the strategic alignment of information technology in sports federations of Iran. Also, the findings showed that among the 52 indicators identified, 15 indicators of strategic alignment have a significant relationship with the quality of training of sports federations employees.
The results of this research confirmed that the quality of education can affect the indicators of strategic alignment of information technology in Iranian sports federations and the quality of education is also related to the development of these indicators.
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