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Reza Khorshidi

Academic rank: Assistant Professor
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Education: PhD.
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Faculty: Literature and Humanities
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E-mail: r.khorshidi [at] ilam.ac.ir
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Research

Title
The Evaluation of Quality of Sports Websites (Football Federation, National Olympic Committees, Varzesh3, and 90tv) in Iran Using webQual Approach
Type
Presentation
Keywords
WebQual, Sports Websites, Quality of Service Tools
Year
2017
Researchers Reza Khorshidi ، Maryam Taherikia ، Hossein Akbari Yazdi

Abstract

Introduction: The Internet and World Wide Web have revolutionized the provision of information services to users. Today, large amounts of information are accessible via web. In such situation, obviously, all dynamic organizations, including sports organizations consider the Internet as one of the best ways to communicate with all stakeholder individuals and institutions (Gonzalez et al., 2015). Methodology: This was applied descriptive-survey study. The population consisted of all physical education students at physical education faculties in Tehran. However, 168 participants completed online the Loiacono, Watson, and Goodhue’s WebQual Questionnaire (2007). Finding: Using SPSS software, the ANOVA and Tukey post hoc test were performed for analyzing the data. The webqual model results showed that the quality of Varzesh3 website is better than the websites of Football Federation and National Olympic Committee. Also, the 90tv website had better quality than websites of Football Federation and National Olympic Committee. Discussion and conclusion: Given the significance of studied websites and importance of Football Federation and National Olympic Committees in the world, the administrators of these websites should pay special attention and update and upgrade constantly them. The provision of diverse relevant information including national and international sports news and information may attract more users. The websites may be good portal to introduce Iran’s sports at international level.