Providing a model of the consequence of Digital Leadership in the Iranian Sports Industry: a Meta-synthesis Approach

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1 PhD candidate in sports management of Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.

2 Professor of Sports Management university of Mohaghegh Ardabili , Ardabil, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Sports Management, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

4 Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to provide the consequence model of digital leadership in the Iranian Sports Industry using a qualitative meta- synthesis approach. This research was conducted applying the seven-step approach of Sandelovski and Barroso. The research population includes all Persian researches and studies published in the field of digital leadership between 2011 and 2024 in this field. Keywords related to the research objective were searched and the articles and documents obtained were examined using a purposive sampling method and considering the consistency of the title, abstract, and year of the research conducted. Finally, 27 articles that met the inclusion criteria were analyzed using the three-stage coding method (open, central, selective) through Maxqda 2020 software. The reliability of the coding was confirmed using the Kappa coefficient of agreement in the SPSS software with a value of 0.85, and it was provided to 3 experts to check the validity of the research findings. Based on the results of data analysis, 98 open codes were identified, which were categorized into 23 subcategories and 3 main categories, included individual outcome, organizational outcome, and environmental outcome. The results showed that the presence of digital leadership in the Iranian Sports Industry will improve the process of adaptation and response to the developments of the digital in the Iranian Sports Industry and will have good internal and external consequences.

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Journal of New Studies in Sport Management

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Available Online from 21 August 2025

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