Purpose The purpose of this study was to find out whether they can contribute to the revitalization of urban communities. Methods This study conducted in-depth interviews and focus group interviews to collect qualitative data. The collected data were analyzed through the domain analysis and the classification analysis. Results The roles of sports club managers in leadership and network intermediaries were very important in the accumulation of social capital. The formation of staff members who work for the managing and activating sports clubs has created trust and satisfaction with the sport. Their activities contributed to the formation of social capital in sports clubs and played an important role in revitalizing sports clubs. Conclusions Sports club managers performed important roles in building trust and network with the club members and even other clubs through their leadership. These management activities are possibly contributed to the creation and accumulation as social capital. Therefore this research also showed the possibilities of extension to local community of the social capital through sports clubs.
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify problems in the current policies for the Korea sport industry and suggest ways to improving performance and the development of Korea sport industry by applying the Delphi method.BR Method: Two rounds of Delphi method were employed by using an email questionnaire in order to examine the current policies for the Korea sport industry such as providing sport industry information and trends, providing support for overseas expansion, and providing training of sport industry professionals. The data were collected from 40 experts including sport management professors, business professors, economics professors, researchers, professionals, and public officers in the Korea sport industry. The questionnaire in the first round consists of two parts including the brief description and performance of the current policies for the Korea sport industry and personal opinions from subjects with regard to the policies. In the second round, the subjects were asked to rate the degree how they agree with the identified problems and solutions from the first round of delphi method with 5 point Likert scale.BR Results: Based on the Delphi method, some problems were identified and several solutions were suggested for Korea sport industry development and strengthening the competitiveness of the Korea sport industry.BR Conclusion: Practical implications of findings and limitations of the study were discussed and suggested.
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