Identifying Effective Factors on the Development of Human Capital Productivity of the Fire Department and Safety Services through Sports Activities in Mashhad Metropolis

The aim of the current research was to identify the factors influencing the development of the productivity of human capital of the fire department and safety services through sports activities in the metropolis of Mashhad.

The current research is practical in terms of its purpose and in terms of the nature of the research, it is in the category of exploratory research, which was carried out using a mixed (qualitative-quantitative) method. The statistical population of the qualitative part included sports managers of Mashhad metropolis, managers of the fire department and safety services of Mashhad metropolis, professors of sports management and experts in the concepts of human capital productivity. In the quantitative part, the statistical population included all the employees of the fire department and safety services of Mashhad metropolis. The method of data analysis was used in the qualitative part, foundational data theory and to provide a quantitative model of structural equation modeling with SmartPLS version 3 software.

The findings showed that the effective factors on the development of human capital productivity through sports activities include 47 open codes in the form of 9 concepts and two categories of professional factors and motivational-support factors. Also, the findings of the confirmatory factor analysis showed that the identified items and components explain the effective factors on the development of the productivity of the human capital of the fire department and safety services through sports activities in the metropolis of Mashhad, and the conceptual model of the department Quality confirmed.

The productivity of human resources in the fire department and safety services through sports activities depends on many factors and components. Take action and in the next step, in-service training should be done continuously by the best trainers of Iran.