Developing a Model of Factors Affecting Strategic Thinking in The Ministry of Sport and Youth

Subject Areas : Sport Sciences Quarterly

saeid nasrolahi ¹ (دانشجوی دکتری گروه مدیریت ورزشی، واحد سنندج، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، سنندج، ایران)
mozafar yektayar ² (استادیار گروه مدیریت ورزشی، واحد سنندج، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، سنندج، ایران)
koroosh veysi ³ (استادیار گروه مدیریت ورزشی، واحد سنندج، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، سنندج، ایران)
mojgan khodamoradpor ⁴ (استادیار گروه مدیریت ورزشی، واحد سنندج، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، سنندج، ایران)

Received: 2022-02-18 Accepted : 2022-02-18 Published : 2022-01-21

Keywords: change, Planning, Organization, Strategic Thinking,

Abstract :

The purpose of the present study was to present a model of factors affecting strategic thinking in the Ministry of Sports and Youth. The research method was a survey using structural equation modeling and applied research in the field. The statistical population in the qualitative section included experts familiar with the subject of research, and according to the choice of snowball, 13 people were identified as the research sample. The statistical population of the present study included a small number of all employees of the Ministry of Sports and Youth in the senior, middle and operational management levels. According to the Ministry of Sports and Youth, the research community consisted of 151 people (29 at the senior level, 29 at the intermediate level, and 109 at the operational level). The data collection tool in the present study was a semi-structured interview and a researcher-made questionnaire. The coding method was used to analyze the qualitative research data. Moreover, in a small part, Fuzzy Delphi and structural equation methods were used. The Fuzzy Delphi method was used in three stages and 53 items were identified as factors affecting the development of strategic thinking in the Ministry of Sports and Youth. In the management area, psychological factors, intuitive factors, individual factors, and systemic factors were divided into four categories. Thus, for the Ministry of Sports and Youth to develop strategic thinking it is important to make sure that management, psychological, psychological and intuitive, individual and systemic are all implemented effectively. 

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