Arab media evaluation of the Iraqi Football Association's smart leadership in organizing national matches
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v70.117104Keywords:
Arab media, Iraqi Football, smart leadership, organizing matches, evaluationAbstract
Objective: Identify the level of smart leadership in organizing football tournaments and matches in Iraq from the perspective of the Arab media.
Research methodology: The researchers used a descriptive approach with a survey style (analytical type) to suit the nature of this study. The research community consisted of (330) Arab media professionals who visited Iraq for international matches. The researchers included all of them in the sample. They were divided into an exploratory sample for construction (5), a scientific foundations sample (200), a exploratory sample for application (5) trainers, and an application sample (120) media professionals (5 questionnaires were discarded from the application sample due to incomplete responses to the questionnaire). All of them were deliberately selected to constitute the total study sample (100%).
Results: The Iraqi Football Association is a prominent model for applying the concept of smart leadership in the management and organization of international tournaments within Iraq relying on a management style characterized by strategic vision, organizational flexibility, and the use of modern analysis and planning tools. This role has been clearly demonstrated in recent years through the Association's success in lifting the ban on Iraqi stadiums and organizing major tournaments on home soil, most notably the 25th Gulf Cup, held in Basra in 2023, which represented a true test of the capabilities of sports leadership in Iraq.
Conclusions: The study results show that smart leadership in the context of organizing international football tournaments in Iraq is still in its infancy, achieving some success in certain areas (such as organizational intelligence and transformational leadership).
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