Designing a competency model for sports managers in Iranian universities

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Associate Professor of Sports Management, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran

2 PhD in Sports Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

10.22034/jam.2025.143710.1106

Abstract

The research method used in this study was applied in terms of purpose; and given that this study used interview and document study tools to examine the extent and type of relationships between variables to answer a scientific problem in the real world, the research was qualitative in terms of the method of work. The participants in the interview included executive managers and university sports officials, sports specialists, professors and experts who were experts in the field of university management and sports management. The sampling method was purposive and snowball. The tools used in the three parts of the research included library documents related to the competence of university sports managers, semi-structured interviews with university professors and experts in the fields of sports management and university management, and at the end of the work, the results were sent to 6 experts and professors who were interviewed to confirm the naming and classification of primary, secondary and main themes.

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