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Continuous evaluation of performance always leads to qualitative growth of organization and increases its ability to offer services. In this regard, the present research aimed to determining the application of PCA method to evaluating the performance of sport federations based on EFQM qualitative approaches. The research method was descriptive and was performed in a survey mode. The population included president, secretary, vice-president of Canoeing, Rowing and Sailing Federation, employees, coaches, referees, athletes employed in the federation (N=67). Total number practices method was used to select the sample. Data were collected by a questionnaire designed by the researcher derived from standard excellence model questionnaire (EFQM) ( 0.974). In order to analyze data, PCA method was used with 18 version of SPSS software. The findings showed that all nine measures of EFQM model were equally involved in the found element which could be named enablers and results. In this regard, the most relationship and the most important common element were pertained to partnership and resources and the least relationship and the least important common element were reported to be the employees. It seems that it is necessary to pay attention to evaluative measures particularly employees which have always played an important role in any organization.

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This study aimed at offering those indicators required to evaluate the path of sport development in Fars province. According to the existing resources, the methods of collecting the required indicators were examined. Then, given the available resources and data, potential indicators for the evaluation of sport development in Fars province were offered using descriptive methods and review of related literature. Then through qualitative method and a survey of sport development document of Fars province, 20 indicators were selected to evaluate the process of sport development in this province by an investigation of the macro goals and objectives of Sport and Youth general office of Fars province. Through analyzing the obtained data, it was clear that the policy makers of this province emphasized social participation more than other indicators. Other components were informing, accessibility, women participation, volunteering, educational-scientific and structural-political respectively.

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of sports manufacturing companies with an organizational agility approach. The statistical population consisted of 26 sports manufacturing companies in Mashhad city that were selected as the sample by census method. The research method was descriptive-analytic and field-survey in terms of data collection. Data were collected by Veisi Organizational Agility Questionnaire (2014) including 70 items based on 5-point Likert Scale. In this study, input-based model was used to evaluate efficiency. SPSS, GAMS and DEA Frontier were used for data analysis. The results showed that only 11 companies were efficient in terms of agility approach. Moreover, the results of single-sample t test with an error level of 5% indicated a favorable situation of agility in terms of accountability and competence, and an unfavorable situation in terms of flexibility and speed. In addition, it was found out that enablers had an unfavorable situation in both structure and content aspects. Due to a lack of agility efficiency of more than half of the producers, causes of inefficiency, review and improving strategies for inputs and outputs in the form of organizational agility and enablers were presented.

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of sports manufacturing companies with an organizational agility approach. The statistical population consisted of 26 sports manufacturing companies in Mashhad city that were selected as the sample by census method. The research method was descriptive-analytic and field-survey in terms of data collection. Data were collected by Veisi Organizational Agility Questionnaire (2014) including 70 items based on 5-point Likert Scale. In this study, input-based model was used to evaluate efficiency. SPSS, GAMS and DEA Frontier were used for data analysis. The results showed that only 11 companies were efficient in terms of agility approach. Moreover, the results of single-sample t test with an error level of 5% indicated a favorable situation of agility in terms of accountability and competence, and an unfavorable situation in terms of flexibility and speed. In addition, it was found out that enablers had an unfavorable situation in both structure and content aspects. Due to a lack of agility efficiency of more than half of the producers, causes of inefficiency, review and improving strategies for inputs and outputs in the form of organizational agility and enablers were presented.

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 The aim of this study was to design a comprehensive system model to evaluate the performance of Iran wrestling board. The method of this study was descriptive and mixed that was conducted as a field. The statistical population consisted of the officials (chairman, vice-chairman and secretary) of the wrestling boards of Iran provinces, as well as the presidents of the wrestling federation, the managers of national teams in different levels and experts (N=230), and the statistical sample was considered equal to the population. In order to collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire was used after interviews with experts. The validity of this questionnaire was assessed by 10 sport management professors and its reliability was obtained using Cronbach's alpha (0.82). For data analysis, descriptive indexes and exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis tests were used. The results of exploratory factor analysis revealed that the factors of the comprehensive system of performance evaluation could be classified into 10 factors: financial resources development, management factors, structure and facilities development, human resources empowerment, championship development, cultural development, scientific and research development, educational development, civil responsibility, and action and achievements. Therefore, the prediction ability of this model was 70.91% based on total factor variances. The results of confirmatory factor analysis showed that the relationship of all ten factors with the concept of performance evaluation was significant. The mean score of the comprehensive system of performance evaluation of Iran wrestling board was better and higher than the hypothetical mean. Finally, the results showed a significant difference in the mean of the factors of the comprehensive system of performance evaluation. It is concluded that the model of the comprehensive system of performance evaluation is a reliable tool that can be used to evaluate the performance of wrestling board.

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The purpose of this study is to identify and prioritize performance evaluation indicators of the General Departments of Sports and Youth of the provinces. The type of research is descriptive and has been done by field method. The statistical population of this study includes the experts of the offices of performance evaluation and inspection and supervision of the headquarters
 There were general departments of sports and youth across the country (439 people) and 205 people were selected as the research sample by random sampling method using Morgan table. The required information was collected from both library and field methods with interview tools and questionnaires, and path analysis and Friedman tests were used to analyze the data. According to the research results, to evaluate the performance of the General Departments of Sports and Youth, seven dimensions of championship sports, public, women, youth, finance, human resources and information technology should be used. Data analysis also showed that championship sports are prioritized because of their tangible results, such as rankings. On the other hand, sport is an issue that can be both lucrative and requires a lot of financial resources, and accordingly, the financial dimension is the second priority after the championship sport and before the dimensions of public sports, women's sports and even youth affairs. . Dimensions of public sports, organizing youth affairs, women's sports, human resources and information technology are in the next ranks of this list.

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The purpose of this study was to review the studies conducted in the field of performance appraisal in Iranian sports with a content analysis approach in the period 2001-2021. The research method is based on strategy, descriptive, in terms of implementation path, content analysis and in terms of data collection, documentary. The statistical population of the study was 101 articles published in the field of searched concepts from 2001 to 2021 in Iran. Articles with the keywords performance management, performance appraisal, sports performance, team performance, sports success, performance of managers, coaches and referees, athlete success and athlete performance were searched in Magiran, SID, Noormags and Ensani.ir databases. The tool used was a checklist and spss software was used to analyze the information.
The results showed that out of 101 studies, 53% were dedicated to the evaluation of individual performance (managers / coaches / referees and athletes) and the rest to the evaluation of the performance of sports organizations. In addition, the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) performance model and data hierarchy analysis (AHP) models have been used. In most researches, a researcher-made questionnaire (54.5%) was used, most of which were of formal and content type (30.7%) and most of which were Cronbach's alpha (66.3%). Is. Also, the research method was 88.1% in terms of strategy (descriptive), 36.6% in terms of implementation (survey) and 81.2% in terms of purpose (applied). In addition, in terms of sampling method, 34.7% of non-random sampling had the highest frequency. Also, most of the articles were researched by 3-4 authors (69.2%). According to the more specific findings of this study, it seems that the evaluation of team performance and performance of athletes should be evaluated with more accurate and lesser models. In addition, the use of accurate and objective statistical information, combined methods of validity and reliability, and methods based on mathematical models are suggested.

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The purpose of this study was to identify and prioritize the performance evaluation indicators of Shiraz health sports clubs from the viewpoint of club managers using the AHP method. The research method was descriptive-analytical and field-based. The statistical population was all managers of health sports clubs in Shiraz (425 people), 60 of whom were selected as samples. To identify performance evaluation indicators by reviewing the literature and the background of the research, a list of indicators was developed and provided to 10 sports management specialists. After summing up the comments, the final framework of the indicators was compiled in the form of 5 general indicators and 28 sub-indicators, and their relative weight and rank were calculated. The findings showed that the most important indicators of performance evaluation of Shiraz  health sport clubs were, respectively, human resources facilities and equipment (0/29), services and access (0/20), legal and insurance (0/19), safety And health (0/156) and ethics and excellence (0/152). Therefore, it is recommended that health sports club managers pay special attention to human resources, facilities and equipment and to use their resources and capital in order to strengthen this factor in order to be able to rank in higher grades of performance.

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The aim of the current research was to validate the factors influencing the branding of Premier League soccer clubs based on customer evaluations. The current descriptive-correlational research is a survey research and one of the applied researches that was conducted in the field. The statistical population of the current research is the customers of the Premier League clubs, who are fans and spectators. SPSS Sample Power software was used to determine the sample size in the quantitative stage. Using this method, the sample size was estimated to be 370 people, and 370 questionnaires were distributed and collected among the statistical population. The questions of this section were obtained based on the pattern emerging from the qualitative phase of the research. The type of scoring for this questionnaire was based on a 5-point Likert scale. Also, the questionnaire consisted of 4 main components of the club's capabilities, facilitating factors, developing factors and managerial weaknesses. Further, in order to validate the desired pattern of the desired model, the structural equation modeling of the confirmatory factor analysis approach is used. AMOS software was used for this purpose. The results of the first and second order confirmatory factor analysis test showed 85 primary concepts, 17 main categories (club assets, suitable club results, differentiation from other clubs, stability of the club, communication with fans, cultural factors, popularity and The credibility of the club, the performance of public relations of the club, the executive strategies of the club, branding measures, income generation of the club, the proper performance of managers, legal and legal factors, the pressure of upstream organizations, taste decisions, team margins, functional weaknesses were above 0.4. which indicated that the identified factors have appropriate and standard validity.