Professional Volleyball Development in Taiwan’s Sports Industry

Abstract

This study determined the aspects required to professionalize volleyball, by analyzing the literature and interviewing 11 experts and scholars. The criteria of assessments were set, and the strategies of promotion were delivered. We discovered the points of view on the professionalization of volleyball in Taiwan based on six dimensions and 30 criteria. The DEMATEL results show that Quality of Team Management and Stupendousness of the Game are the driving factors with a dominating influence on the performance of other dimensions.

Keywords

• Professional Sports
• Volleyball
• Fuzzy Delphi Method
• Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL)
• Analytic Network Process (ANP)