Effect of the environmental subsystems on the structure of Islamic Republic of Iran's Ministry of Sport and Youth

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Master of Strategic Management in Sports Organizations of Guilan University

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Management, University of Guilan

3 Professor of Sports Management, University of Guilan

10.22080/jsmb.2024.19551.3411

Abstract

Purpose: Organizations interact with the external environment as an open system; This issue is especially evident in the dynamic and changing environment of sports organizations. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of the functions of four sub-systems of the external environment (economic, political, social and cultural environment) on the structure of the Ministry of Sports and Youth.
 Methodology: The research method was descriptive-analytical and its statistical population consisted of all senior managers and main decision makers of the Ministry of Sports and Youth (47 people) who participated in the research as samples. A standard questionnaire and a researcher-made questionnaire were used to collect data. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by ten experts in sports management, management and sociology. The data were analyzed using SPS version 20 and PLS version 2 softwares.
Findings: The findings showed that from the point of view of the managers of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, the cultural environment subsystem (B = 0.66, t = 2.58) and the economic environment (B = 0.32, t = 1.97 ) are the most important environmental subsystems influencing the structure of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, which had direct and significant effects. Conclusion: By using the functions of the cultural sub-system, the adhocracy structure, which is a professional structure, can be strengthened to interact more with the external environment so that the Ministry of Sports and Youth can increase its dynamics.

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Journal of Sport Management and Motor Behavior
Volume 19, Issue 38
February 2023
Pages 1-28

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