Sport Management Journal

Analysis of Obstacles to the Application of Information Technology in Sport and Youth Offices of Fars Province Using Fuzzy Topsis Technique

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Ali Sanayei 1
Javad Khazaei Pool 2
Abdolhamid Shamsi 3
Mohammad Soltan Hoseini 4

1 Professor of Marketing Management, Administrative and Economics Faculty, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

2 M.Sc. of Business Management, Administrative and Economics Faculty, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

3 M.Sc. of Physical Education, Physical Education Faculty, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

4 Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Physical Education Faculty, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jsm.2014.50471
Abstract
The importance and various applications of information technology have made fundamental changes in all organizations. The aim of the present study was to identify and prioritize the obstacles to the application of information technology in Sport and Youth offices using fuzzy topsis technique. The study had an application purpose and used a descriptive-survey methodology and data were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire. The validity of this questionnaire was confirmed by 5 physical education professors and 7 management professors. The statistical population included 92 heads, deputies, and experts of the Sport and Youth offices in Fars province. First, according to the experts’ viewpoints, 21 obstacles to the application of information technology were identified and divided into four general categories. Finally, considering the respondents’ viewpoints, these obstacles and their respective constituents were ranked using fuzzy topsis technique. The results indicated that the technical, financial, behavioral, and finally organizational obstacles with values of 0.558, 0.464, 0.458 and 0.433 were more important than other identified obstacles. Attention to the identified priorities of obstacles to the application of information technology can be one of the strategies to improve the application and development of information technology in the Sport and Youth offices of Fars province.

Keywords

Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision Making
fuzzy topsis
Information Technology
Obstacles
Sport and Youth offices
Sport Management Journal
Volume 6, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
Summer 2014
Pages 325-341

  • Receive Date 29 October 2012
  • Revise Date 11 June 2014
  • Accept Date 14 February 2014

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