Strategic Plan and Performance of Selected Ethiopian Sports Federations

Year 2023, Volume: 25 Issue: 3, 61 - 67, 27.09.2023

Samson Wondirad Tadesse Tesfay Asgedom Haddera Aschenaki Taddese Tessema

https://doi.org/10.5152/JPESS.2023.23085

Abstract

A strategic plan has a profound impact on a sport organization by providing direction, improving decision-making, allocating resources effectively, measuring performance, engaging stakeholders, creating a competitive advantage, and ensuring long-term sustainability. The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between the performance of a few selected Ethiopian sports federations and their strategic plan. A stratified sampling strategy was used to choose the study's population. The Ethiopian Football Federation and Ethiopian Athletics Federation were two of the sports federations considered in the study. In this study, a sample size of 95 respondents (n=95) was used. Focus group discussions and semistructured interviews were used to gather
the data. The study's independent variable, which was measured by a structured questionnaire, was the strategy plan among the standardized questionnaires. The correlations were examined
using an AMOS-generated structural equation model. The findings showed a moderately good link between organizational performance and the implementation of strategic planning practices in a
few Ethiopian sports organizations. The results imply that the success of sports organizations can be significantly impacted by a well-developed strategic plan. The report suggested that selected
Ethiopian sports federations establish quarterly meetings to give staff members a chance to voice concerns about the effectiveness of sports federations and strategic planning procedures.

Keywords

Mission, plan, quality, system

Seçilmiş Etiyopya Spor Federasyonlarının Stratejik Plan ve Performansı

Abstract

Stratejik bir plan, yönlendirme sağlayarak, karar alma sürecini iyileştirerek, kaynakları etkin bir şekilde tahsis ederek, performansı ölçerek, paydaşların katılımını sağlayarak, rekabet avantajı yaratarak ve uzun vadeli sürdürülebilirlik sağlayarak bir spor organizasyonu üzerinde derin bir etkiye sahiptir. Çalışmanın amacı, seçilen birkaç Etiyopya spor federasyonunun performansı ile stratejik planları arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemektir. Çalışmanın evrenini seçmek için tabakalı bir örnekleme stratejisi kullanılmıştır. Etiyopya Futbol Federasyonu ve Etiyopya Atletizm Federasyonu çalışmada ele alınan spor federasyonlarından ikisidir. Bu çalışmada 95 katılımcıdan oluşan bir örneklem büyüklüğü (n=95) kullanılmıştır. Veri toplamak için odak grup tartışmaları ve yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler kullanılmıştır. Shilbury ve Moore (2016) tarafından oluşturulan yapılandırılmış bir anketle ölçülen çalışmanın bağımsız değişkeni, standartlaştırılmış anketler arasındaki strateji planıydı. Korelasyonlar, AMOS tarafından oluşturulan bir yapısal denklem modeli kullanılarak incelenmiştir. Bulgular, örgütsel performans ile Etiyopya'daki birkaç spor kuruluşunda stratejik planlama uygulamalarının hayata geçirilmesi arasında orta derecede iyi bir bağlantı olduğunu göstermiştir. Sonuçlar, spor örgütlerinin başarısının iyi geliştirilmiş bir stratejik plandan önemli ölçüde etkilenebileceğini ima etmektedir. Rapor, seçilen Etiyopya spor federasyonlarının üç ayda bir toplantılar düzenleyerek personele stratejik planla ilgili endişelerini dile getirme şansı vermelerini önermektedir.

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