analysis of obstacles to the application of information technology in sport and youth offices of fars province using fuzzy topsis technique

the importance and various applications of information technology have made fundamental changes in all organizations. the aim of the present study was to identify and prioritize the obstacles to the application of information technology in sport and youth offices using fuzzy topsis technique. the study had an application purpose and used a descriptive-survey methodology and data were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire. the validity of this questionnaire was confirmed by 5 physical education professors and 7 management professors. the statistical population included 92 heads, deputies, and experts of the sport and youth offices in fars province. first, according to the experts’ viewpoints, 21 obstacles to the application of information technology were identified and divided into four general categories. finally, considering the respondents’ viewpoints, these obstacles and their respective constituents were ranked using fuzzy topsis technique. the results indicated that the technical, financial, behavioral, and finally organizational obstacles with values of 0.558, 0.464, 0.458 and 0.433 were more important than other identified obstacles. attention to the identified priorities of obstacles to the application of information technology can be one of the strategies to improve the application and development of information technology in the sport and youth offices of fars province.