Investigating the Impact of Supply Chain Quality Management on the Performance of Premier League Volleyball Clubs with the Mediating Role of Information Technology

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of supply chain quality management on the performance of Premier League volleyball clubs, considering the mediating role of information technology. The statistical population of the study included 168 head coaches, coaches, and executive staff working in the Premier League volleyball clubs. According to Cochran’s formula, a sample of 120 individuals was selected. The sampling method employed in this study was simple random sampling. The research method was descriptive-survey, and the measurement tools included the Supply Chain Management Questionnaire, the Information Systems Questionnaire, the Organizational Structure Questionnaire, and the Organizational Performance Questionnaire, whose internal reliability had been confirmed in domestic studies (α > 0.78). The data were analyzed using SPSS version 23 and AMOS software (P ≤ 0.05). In the descriptive analysis of the data, demographic characteristics were thoroughly examined. In the inferential statistics section, structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test the research hypotheses. The results of the path analysis of the research model indicated that the supply chain quality management variable had a significant and direct effect on the variables of supply chain performance, service supply chain management on organizational structure, service supply chain management on information technology, and organizational structure on performance and information technology. Furthermore, the mediating role of the information technology variable in the performance of Premier League volleyball clubs was confirmed.