متطلبات تطبيق الحوكمة التنظيمية الذكية في المؤسسات الرياضية السعودية Requirements for implementing smart regulatory governance in Saudi sports institutions

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English Abstract:

The study aimed to assess the readiness of Saudi sports clubs in the Qassim region to meet the requirements for implementing smart organizational governance across four dimensions: administrative and human, technological and technical, legislative and legal, and organizational and institutional. The main hypothesis tested whether the perceived level of readiness exceeds the neutral value (2/3). A descriptive–analytical method was employed using a structured questionnaire distributed to 100 employees of Saudi sports clubs in Qassim. Data were analyzed using SPSS v.26. The instrument demonstrated high reliability (overall α = 0.894; subscales = 0.664–0.777) and acceptable construct validity (0.278–0.668). Descriptively, all relative importance scores exceeded 70%, ranked as follows: administrative–human = 2.651 (88.38%), technological–technical = 2.462 (82.05%), organizational–institutional = 2.374 (79.15%), legislative–legal = 2.128 (70.94%). Results supported the main hypothesis, highlighting the strength of the administrative–human dimension. The researchers recommend establishing a Compliance and Data Governance Unit to update regulations, conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA), and formalize data-processing agreements to ensure sustainable smart transformation in Saudi sports clubs.