Identifying and prioritizing the functions of the generation gap in the development of public sports in the country using the TOPSIS model
Subject Areas : Innovation in Sports Management
Amir MahianJaghargh
1
,
shahryar Kharazian
2
,
Ehsan Asadollahi
3
,
meysam rezaei
4
1 - PhD student in sports management, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Management, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Sanabad Institute of Higher Education, Golbahar, Golbahar, Iran
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Management, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
Keywords: topsis model, Public Sports, structural equation modeling, intergenerational gap,
Abstract :
The purpose of the current research was to identify and prioritize the functions of the generation gap in the development of public sports in the country using the TOPSIS model. This research was applied in terms of purpose, which was done in a mixed way. The statistical population included professors of sports science and sports management, experts in the field of public sports, experts in the field of sociology and sociology of sports, and sports managers of organizations in charge of sports such as municipalities, the Federation of Public and Recreational Sports, and the Federation of Student Sports, which with 14 People were interviewed and 384 questionnaires were distributed and collected in the quantitative section. The method of data analysis in the qualitative part was thematic analysis and in the quantitative part structural equation modeling and TOPSIS model. The findings show that the functions of the generational gap in public sports are placed in two main themes (generational and sports functions) and 6 sub-themes, and the results of the research model show that the conceptual model of the research has a good fit. Finally, the findings of the TOPSIS model showed that generational changes are the first priority among the functions of the intergenerational gap in public sports, followed by cultural changes and sports changes. Communication was also the last priority of the respondents.
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