Developing the role Pattern of Municipality in the development of public sport (Case study of municipalities of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province)

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism Services and Operations Managemen, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Management, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Management, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of the present research was to provide a pattern of the role of municipalities in the development of public sports in the municipalities of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari provinces. The research method is exploratory and has a qualitative nature, which uses the data base theory technique. The research community included the general manager and assistants, heads of the department, heads of the city administration of the general sports and youth department of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, members of the academic faculty of sports management. Purposeful method and snowball technique were used for sampling. To collect data, interviews were used in the form of open questions. The data from 21 interviews were analyzed. The data were analyzed during three stages of open, central and selective coding. The results showed that in the process of open coding, a total of 235 non-repetitive primary codes were created. These codes were placed in the form of 16 concepts based on thematic similarity. Then, these concepts were placed in the form of a category paradigm model. These concepts include: causal conditions (organizational factors and non-organizational factors); background conditions (sports capabilities, infrastructure capabilities); Intervening factors (social-cultural obstacles, managerial-human obstacles, political-legal obstacles and structural and equipment obstacles); strategies (cultural-interactive role, administrative-executive role, educational-advertisement role and financial-support role) and consequences (fundamental development, structural development, health development and economic development). The use of the strategies mentioned by the municipalities can provide the possibility of achieving the development of public sports.

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Journal of Sustainable Development in Sport Management
Volume 6, Issue 14
July 2025
Pages 253-287

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