The Study of Risk Management in Sport Venues in Islamic Azad University, Zone 8
Subject Areas : Educational management
Keywords: Islamic Azad University, Risk management, Sport venues,
Abstract :
The purpose of the study was to study the risk management in sport venues in Islamic Azad University, Zone 8. Regarding the purpose of the research, it is an applied study which is descriptive and survey type. The population of the study consisted of all 15 sport venues located in Zone eight. In order to gather data, all the venues were investigated; so, therefore, the whole population was studied in this study. The research tool was a checklist extracted from Rajab Bloukat's Questionnaire (2011). The validity of the tool was confirmed by the teachers and experts in the related field. The findings of the study showed that: 1) on the whole, the management risk level was moderate with the mean of 54.04; 2) the variable of safety facilities was at the moderate level of risk management (mean= 51.7); 3) the variable of safety in the public areas was at the moderate level of risk management (mean = 56.4); 4) AfshinKaveh venue enjoyed the best position among other venues (mean= 88.6) and 5) Tehran Sharq Branch was the worst (mean= 11.2), as the most dangerous venue in the Zone eight. Regarding the obtained results, it is suggested that the academic and sport managers increase their knowledge in the field of risk management in order to provide the athletes and visitors as well as staff with a safer sport venues.