Designing an E-Business Model in Iranian Sports Tourism with Emphasis on Organizational Factors

Purpose: The aim of this study was to designing an e-business model in Iranian sports tourism ‎with ‎emphasis on organizational factors ‎Methods:‎‏ ‏the research method was derived from grounded theory for explaining and analyzing ‎findings ‎‎from exploratory interviews. The study population was the...

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Main Authors: Abolfazl Farahani, Lachin Noorollahi, Alimohammad Safania, Reza Nikbakhsh
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Published: University of Mohaghegh Ardabili 2023-06-01
Series:Research in Sport Management and Marketing
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Online Access:https://rsmm.uma.ac.ir/article_2291_ed985b543bcc0524419fff089d72a92b.pdf
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author Abolfazl Farahani
Lachin Noorollahi
Alimohammad Safania
Reza Nikbakhsh
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description Purpose: The aim of this study was to designing an e-business model in Iranian sports tourism ‎with ‎emphasis on organizational factors ‎Methods:‎‏ ‏the research method was derived from grounded theory for explaining and analyzing ‎findings ‎‎from exploratory interviews. The study population was the Professors, top startup ‎managers in ‎the ‎field of tourism and managers of Iran sports tourism association, touring & ‎automobile club ‎of the Iran, IFTGA(Iran Federation of Tourist Guide Associations), and ‎electronic business ‎expert’s ministry of cultural heritage, handicrafts ‎and tourism. The sampling ‎method was a ‎combination ‎of purposeful sampling and snowball. ‎The ‎research tool included an ‎open source ‎‎interview. In the data analysis phase, the ‎content ‎analysis and counts of the themes ‎‎were employed ‎in open, axial and selective ‎coding stages‎. ‎ ‎‏Results: The results of the data obtained from the interviews during the ‎open, pivotal and ‎selective ‎codification process led to the creation of the data driven theory in ‎the field of e-‎business model in ‎Iranian sports tourism with emphasis on organizational factors ‎‏.‏‎ ‎According ‎to the study, e-business ‎Sports tourism is a multi-sectoral structure that is affected by ‎a set of ‎underlying factors, ‎intervening conditions, causal conditions, strategies and ‎consequences.‎Conclusion: In general in the world at present, e-business tourism sports will not succeed if ‎they are ‎‎not equipped ‎with these organizational skills‎. Therefore, the integration of ‎organizational factors ‎in ‎the field of sports tourism can help in the development of e-business ‎in sports tourism. ‎
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spelling doaj-art-ead9bcd41aa94ef8a4c0d1d8dbd6bda22025-08-20T03:15:48ZengUniversity of Mohaghegh ArdabiliResearch in Sport Management and Marketing2783-23922783-16712023-06-0143779710.22098/rsmm.2023.12985.12332291Designing an E-Business Model in Iranian Sports Tourism with Emphasis on Organizational FactorsAbolfazl Farahani0Lachin Noorollahi1Alimohammad Safania2Reza Nikbakhsh3Professor, Department of Sport Management, Payam Noor UniversityPh. D. Candidate of Sport Management, Teharn North Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Sports Management, Department of Physical Education, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.Associate Professor of Physical Education Department , South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranPurpose: The aim of this study was to designing an e-business model in Iranian sports tourism ‎with ‎emphasis on organizational factors ‎Methods:‎‏ ‏the research method was derived from grounded theory for explaining and analyzing ‎findings ‎‎from exploratory interviews. The study population was the Professors, top startup ‎managers in ‎the ‎field of tourism and managers of Iran sports tourism association, touring & ‎automobile club ‎of the Iran, IFTGA(Iran Federation of Tourist Guide Associations), and ‎electronic business ‎expert’s ministry of cultural heritage, handicrafts ‎and tourism. The sampling ‎method was a ‎combination ‎of purposeful sampling and snowball. ‎The ‎research tool included an ‎open source ‎‎interview. In the data analysis phase, the ‎content ‎analysis and counts of the themes ‎‎were employed ‎in open, axial and selective ‎coding stages‎. ‎ ‎‏Results: The results of the data obtained from the interviews during the ‎open, pivotal and ‎selective ‎codification process led to the creation of the data driven theory in ‎the field of e-‎business model in ‎Iranian sports tourism with emphasis on organizational factors ‎‏.‏‎ ‎According ‎to the study, e-business ‎Sports tourism is a multi-sectoral structure that is affected by ‎a set of ‎underlying factors, ‎intervening conditions, causal conditions, strategies and ‎consequences.‎Conclusion: In general in the world at present, e-business tourism sports will not succeed if ‎they are ‎‎not equipped ‎with these organizational skills‎. Therefore, the integration of ‎organizational factors ‎in ‎the field of sports tourism can help in the development of e-business ‎in sports tourism. ‎https://rsmm.uma.ac.ir/article_2291_ed985b543bcc0524419fff089d72a92b.pdf‎ sports tourisme-businessorganizational factorsirangrounded theory
spellingShingle Abolfazl Farahani
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Designing an E-Business Model in Iranian Sports Tourism with Emphasis on Organizational Factors
Research in Sport Management and Marketing
‎ sports tourism
e-business
organizational factors
iran
grounded theory
title Designing an E-Business Model in Iranian Sports Tourism with Emphasis on Organizational Factors
title_full Designing an E-Business Model in Iranian Sports Tourism with Emphasis on Organizational Factors
title_fullStr Designing an E-Business Model in Iranian Sports Tourism with Emphasis on Organizational Factors
title_full_unstemmed Designing an E-Business Model in Iranian Sports Tourism with Emphasis on Organizational Factors
title_short Designing an E-Business Model in Iranian Sports Tourism with Emphasis on Organizational Factors
title_sort designing an e business model in iranian sports tourism with emphasis on organizational factors
topic ‎ sports tourism
e-business
organizational factors
iran
grounded theory
url https://rsmm.uma.ac.ir/article_2291_ed985b543bcc0524419fff089d72a92b.pdf
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