Document Type : Original Article
Author
Department of Sport Management ,Sport Sciences Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
The aim of present research was to determine the efficiency rate and to rank women’s sports clubs in 22 districts of Tehran using Data Envelopment Analysis technique. This is a Retrospective studies and the research method is descriptive. The population included all sports clubs in Tehran, one club was selected from each district of Tehran and a total of 22 women's sports clubs were selected as a sample due to 22 existed districts. The research tool included a questionnaire to collect experts' opinions on determining the input and output indicators of the research as well as a checklist related to the collection of data on the activities of sports clubs in Tehran during 2023. To determine the efficiency of women's sports clubs in Tehran, CCR and BCC models of DEA were used, and Anderson and Peterson ranking model was used to rank clubs. DEA solver software was used to solve DEA problems. Due to the findings, out of the total of 22 sports clubs, the efficiency rate of 10 clubs were at high level (45.45%), which means they were both operationally and managerially efficient (Pure Technical Efficiency) and had scale efficiency (SE). 14 clubs (63.6%) were operationally efficient. According to the results of Anderson and Peterson's model, the most efficient women's sports club in Tehran was District 22 sports club.
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