Structural Model of International Competence and Diplomacy of Sports Managers in the Country

Purpose: The development of professional, diplomatic and international competencies of sports managers has different dimensions, types and stages that the present study seeks to identify and their structural model.Methods: The research method was quantitative and from the type of correlation and in terms of practical purpose with a heuristic approach using a questionnaire. The statistical population consisted experts in the field of research: managers of sports organizations and professors of sports management in universities. A statistical sample was selected in a sufficient number to test the model in a purposeful and accessible way (۱۵۲ people). The qualitative phase researcher made questionnaire was used based on the results of interviews with experts The questionnaire included variables and determining factors and was set on a ۵-point Likert scale.  Through Cronbach's alpha method, its reliability or internal consistency was calculated and confirmed using SPSS۲۰ software (ɑ=۰.۸۶). Describing the findings and categorizing the information using descriptive statistics (SPSS۲۰ software), structural modeling and measuring multiple relationships between variables (smartpls software version ۲) and structural equation modeling method was used to analyze the findings.Results: SRMR criterion was used to fit the overall model, according to the obtained value (SRMR = ۰.۰۸), the measurement and structural model has a good fit, that is, in general, the measurement and structural model has a good quality in explaining the endogenous variable of the research.Conclusion: It is suggested that all kinds of functions and direct and indirect consequences related to the international competence and diplomacy of managers should be justified first for the sports managers themselves, then for sports organizations and finally for the country's sports and international communications and national diplomacy. Therefore, sports organizations need to use their internal and external capacities in addition to removing internal and external obstacles by using appropriate strategies and solutions.

کلیدواژه ها:

Diplomacy ، International Management ، Competence of Managers ، Sports Organization ، Sports Policy